HOUSE BILL 3588 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Lewis, Glenn |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Harris |
House Bill 3588 amends the Government Code to provide for the appointment of magistrates by the judge of the county criminal courts of Tarrant County. The act expands the criminal cases that a judge may refer to a magistrate in Tarrant County to include proceedings involving an occupational driver's license and specifies that a court is required to provide a court reporter to record the proceedings before a magistrate in felony cases only.