By Solis H.B. No. 2140 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the transfer of certain juvenile cases in Cameron 1-3 County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 24.205, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-7 (e) Notwithstanding Sections 51.04 and 54.021(a), Family 1-8 Code, a district court of Cameron County designated by the juvenile 1-9 board of that county as the juvenile court or alternate juvenile 1-10 court shall waive its exclusive original jurisdiction and transfer 1-11 a child to an appropriate justice court in that county for 1-12 disposition in the manner provided by Section 54.021(b), Family 1-13 Code, if the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct described 1-14 by Section 51.03(b)(2), Family Code. 1-15 SECTION 2. Section 24.376, Government Code, is amended by 1-16 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-17 (c) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, 1-18 contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 197th 1-19 District Court. 1-20 SECTION 3. Section 24.503, Government Code, is amended to 1-21 read as follows: 1-22 Sec. 24.503. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON AND WILLACY 1-23 COUNTIES). (a) The 357th Judicial District is composed of Cameron 2-1 and Willacy counties. 2-2 (b) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, 2-3 contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 357th 2-4 District Court. 2-5 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and 2-6 applies only to cases filed on or after that date in which a child 2-7 is alleged to have engaged in conduct described by Section 2-8 51.03(b)(2), Family Code. A case filed before that date is covered 2-9 by the law in effect on the date the case was filed, and that law 2-10 is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-11 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 2-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.