By Thompson H.B. No. 2098 74R4538 MLR-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to justice court juries. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 62, Government Code, is amended by adding 1-5 Subchapter E to read as follows: 1-6 SUBCHAPTER E. JUSTICE COURT JURIES 1-7 Sec. 62.411. JUSTICE COURT JURIES. (a) In addition to 1-8 other methods of jury selection provided by this chapter, a justice 1-9 of the peace may issue a writ commanding the proper officer to 1-10 immediately summon a venire from which six qualified persons may be 1-11 selected for jury service if: 1-12 (1) a jury case is pending for trial at a term of 1-13 justice court; or 1-14 (2) the court does not have a sufficient number of 1-15 prospective jurors present whose names are on the jury list and who 1-16 are not excused from jury service. 1-17 (b) Jurors who are empaneled shall remain in attendance in 1-18 the court and, until discharged by the court, may serve as jurors 1-19 in any case before the court. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995, and 1-21 applies only to juries summoned for service in justice courts on or 1-22 after that date. 1-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.