1-1 By: Hunter of Taylor, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Sims) H.B. No. 953 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 1993; 1-3 March 31, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Jurisprudence; April 20, 1993, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; April 20, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Henderson x 1-9 Harris of Tarrant x 1-10 Brown x 1-11 Harris of Dallas x 1-12 Luna x 1-13 Parker x 1-14 West x 1-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-16 AN ACT 1-17 relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Taylor County. 1-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-19 SECTION 1. Section 26.321, Government Code, is amended to 1-20 read as follows: 1-21 Sec. 26.321. TAYLOR COUNTY. The County Court of Taylor 1-22 County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court and juvenile 1-23 jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b) but has no other 1-24 criminal or civil jurisdiction. 1-25 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-26 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-27 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-28 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-29 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-30 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-31 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-32 * * * * * 1-33 Austin, 1-34 Texas 1-35 April 20, 1993 1-36 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-37 President of the Senate 1-38 Sir: 1-39 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred H.B. 1-40 No. 953, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed 1-41 to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 1-42 pass and be printed. 1-43 Henderson, 1-44 Chairman 1-45 * * * * * 1-46 WITNESSES 1-47 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 953.