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Senate Bill 2217 |
Senate Author: Ellis |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Woolley et al. |
Senate Bill 2217 amends the Government Code to require, not later than October 1, 2009, the district court judges of 25 specified Harris County judicial districts by agreement to designate one of those district courts as the domestic violence district court for Harris County and to give preference to a district court that has a vacancy or for which the sitting judge has not announced a candidacy or become a candidate in an upcoming election for that judicial office. The bill requires the local administrative judge for the Harris County district courts to designate the court if the judges fail to designate one on or before October 1, 2009. The bill sets forth the domestic violence district court's jurisdiction and requirements relating to the duties of the court and of the Harris County district clerk.