1-1 By: Truan, Madla, Armbrister S.B. No. 1276
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 16, 1993; March 17, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence;
1-4 April 6, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6,
1-5 Nays 0; April 6, 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 terms of court of the 36th Judicial District.
1-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-19 SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 24.138, Government Code,
1-20 is amended to read as follows:
1-21 (b) The terms of the 36th District Court begin:
1-22 (1) in Aransas County on the fourth Mondays in April
1-23 and October <second Monday in February and the first Monday in
1-24 September>;
1-25 (2) in Bee County on the first Mondays in April and
1-26 October <November>;
1-27 (3) in Live Oak County on the third Mondays <Monday>
1-28 in April and October <January and the fourth Monday in May>;
1-29 (4) in McMullen County on the second Mondays <first
1-30 Monday> in January and July <the third Monday in June>; and
1-31 (5) in San Patricio County on the second Mondays in
1-32 April and October <fourth Monday in February and the third Monday
1-33 in September>.
1-34 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. The
1-35 February, 1993, terms of court in Aransas and San Patricio
1-36 counties, the April, 1993, term of court in Bee County, and the
1-37 May, 1993, term of court in Live Oak County are extended until and
1-38 will end when the October, 1993, terms of court begin in the
1-39 respective counties. The June, 1993, term of court in McMullen
1-40 County is extended until and will end when the January, 1994, term
1-41 of court begins in that county.
1-42 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-43 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-44 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-45 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-46 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-47 * * * * *
1-48 Austin,
1-49 Texas
1-50 April 6, 1993
1-51 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-52 President of the Senate
1-53 Sir:
1-54 We, your Committee on Jurisprudence to which was referred S.B.
1-55 No. 1276, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-56 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-57 that it do pass and be printed.
1-58 Henderson,
1-59 Chairman
1-60 * * * * *
1-61 WITNESSES
1-62 FOR AGAINST ON
1-63 ___________________________________________________________________
1-64 Name: Ronald M. Yeager x
1-65 Representing: San Patricio Co. Courthouse
1-66 City: Sinton
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