By: Culberson H.B. No. 2358 73R4412 DAK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to videotaping of family law cases and proceedings by a 1-3 county. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 191, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 191.009 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 191.009. VIDEOTAPING OF FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS. (a) 1-8 At the request of any party, the commissioners court of a county 1-9 by order shall provide for videotaping of family law cases and 1-10 proceedings conducted by a court located in the county. 1-11 (b) In this section, "family law cases and proceedings" has 1-12 the meaning assigned by Section 25.0002, Government Code. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-14 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.