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Senate Bill 2229 |
Senate Author: Averitt |
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Effective: 10-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Orr |
Senate Bill 2229 amends the Government Code to create the County Court at Law of Bosque County and to provide that the court has primary jurisdiction over juvenile matters and concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings, civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed $100,000, excluding interest, court costs, and attorney's fees, and certain contested probate matters. The bill establishes that a county court at law in Bosque County has the same terms of court as the County Court of Bosque County, prohibits a judge of such a county court at law from engaging in the private practice of law, requires the judge to meet certain qualifications, and sets forth provisions regarding the judge's salary and office and operational expenses. The bill sets forth provisions regarding the composition of a jury in a county court at law in Bosque County and the availability of jurors regularly impaneled by the district court to serve in the county court or the county court at law.
Senate Bill 2229 amends the Human Resources Code to include the judge of the County Court at Law of Bosque County in the composition of the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton Counties juvenile board.