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Senate Bill 1166 |
Senate Author: Duncan |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Chisum |
Senate Bill 1166 amends the Government Code to provide that the voters of Hale County, rather than Hale and Swisher Counties, elect a district attorney for the 64th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in Hale County, rather than in those counties. The bill requires the county attorney in Swisher County to represent the state in all matters pending before the district court in Swisher County and includes the Swisher county attorney within the scope of certain statutory provisions regarding the compensation, expenses, and limitations on law practice of professional prosecutors.
Senate Bill 1166 takes effect September 1, 2009, but only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the bill is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.