By Hightower H.B. No. 3235
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Polk,
1-3 Trinity, and San Jacinto counties and to the composition of the 9th
1-4 Judicial District and the Second 9th Judicial District.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 24.109, Government Code, is amended to
1-7 read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 24.109. 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY<, POLK, SAN
1-9 JACINTO,> AND WALLER COUNTIES). (a) The 9th Judicial District is
1-10 composed of Montgomery<, Polk, San Jacinto,> and Waller counties.
1-11 (b) <In Polk County, the 9th Judicial District has
1-12 concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in all misdemeanor
1-13 cases in which the county court has jurisdiction. Misdemeanor
1-14 cases may be filed in either the district or county court and may
1-15 be transferred from one court to another. A misdemeanor case in
1-16 which the courts have concurrent jurisdiction may not be
1-17 transferred from one court to another without the consent of the
1-18 judge of the court to which it is transferred.>
1-19 <(c)> The 9th and 155th district courts have concurrent
1-20 jurisdiction in Waller County.
1-21 (c) <(d)> The terms of the 9th District Court begin:
1-22 (1) in Montgomery County on the 16th Monday after the
1-23 first Monday in January and the 18th Monday after the first Monday
2-1 in July; and
2-2 (2) <in Polk County on the first Monday in January and
2-3 the third Monday in July;>
2-4 <(3) in San Jacinto County on the seventh Monday after
2-5 the first Monday in January and the ninth Monday after the first
2-6 Monday in July; and>
2-7 <(4)> in Waller County on the 10th Monday after the
2-8 first Monday in January and the 12th Monday after the first Monday
2-9 in July.
2-10 SECTION 2. Section 24.110, Government Code, is amended to
2-11 read as follows:
2-12 Sec. 24.110. SECOND 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY
2-13 COUNTY<, POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND TRINITY COUNTIES>). (a) The
2-14 Second 9th Judicial District is composed of Montgomery County<,
2-15 Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties>.
2-16 (b) <In Polk County, the Second 9th Judicial District has
2-17 concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in all misdemeanor
2-18 cases in which the county court has jurisdiction. Misdemeanor
2-19 cases may be filed in either the district or county court and may
2-20 be transferred from one court to another. A misdemeanor case in
2-21 which the courts have jurisdiction may not be transferred from one
2-22 court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to
2-23 which it is transferred.>
2-24 <(c)> The terms of the Second 9th District Court begin<:>
2-25 <(1) in Montgomery County> on the third Monday in
3-1 January, the eighth Monday after the first Monday in January, the
3-2 third Monday in July, and the 10th Monday after the first Monday in
3-3 July<;>
3-4 <(2) in Polk County on the 18th Monday after the first
3-5 Monday in January and the 20th Monday after the first Monday in
3-6 July;>
3-7 <(3) in San Jacinto County on the 16th Monday after
3-8 the first Monday in January and the 18th Monday after the first
3-9 Monday in July; and>
3-10 <(4) in Trinity County on the first Monday in January
3-11 and the 23rd Monday after the first Monday in January>.
3-12 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
3-13 amended by adding Section 24.553 to read as follows:
3-14 Sec. 24.553. 408TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND
3-15 TRINITY COUNTIES). The 408th Judicial District is composed of
3-16 Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity counties.
3-17 SECTION 4. The 408th Judicial District is created and this
3-18 Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
3-19 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the
3-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
3-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
3-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
3-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
3-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
3-25 Amend House Bill 3235 on page 3 by striking lines 10 through
4-1 12 and substituting the following:
4-2 Sec. 24.553. 408TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (POLK, SAN JACINTO, AND
4-3 TRINITY COUNTIES). (a) The 408th Judicial District is composed of
4-4 Polk, San Jacinto, and Trinity Counties.
4-5 (b) A judge of the 408th Judicial District may not be
4-6 assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar,
4-7 Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland,
4-8 Tarrant, or Travis County.
4-9 Alonzo