1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to venue in a suit against a political subdivision. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Civil Practice and 1-5 Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 15.0151 to read as 1-6 follows: 1-7 Sec. 15.0151. CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) Except 1-8 as provided by a law not contained in this chapter, an action 1-9 against a political subdivision that is located in a county with a 1-10 population of 100,000 or less shall be brought in the county in 1-11 which the political subdivision is located. If the political 1-12 subdivision is located in more than one county and the population 1-13 of each county is 100,000 or less, the action shall be brought in 1-14 any county in which the political subdivision is located. 1-15 (b) In this section, "political subdivision" means a 1-16 governmental entity in this state, other than a county, that is not 1-17 a state agency. The term includes a municipality, school or junior 1-18 college district, hospital district, or any other special purpose 1-19 district or authority. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-21 SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a suit that is commenced 1-22 on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit that is 1-23 commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by the 1-24 law applicable to the suit immediately before the effective date of 2-1 this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-2 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 785 was passed by the House on April 17, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 785 was passed by the Senate on May 21, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor