By Hartnett H.R. No. 1302 75R17485 MWV-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences on S.B. 1563 to consider and take action on 1-6 the following specific matter: 1-7 House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (3), are suspended to 1-8 permit the committee to amend Section 75.551(b), Government Code, 1-9 in SECTION 1 of the bill, to read as follows: 1-10 (b) A judge or justice assigned to an appellate court may 1-11 not hear a civil case if a party to the case files a timely 1-12 objection to the assignment of the judge or justice. Except as 1-13 provided by Subsection (d): 1-14 (1) each party to the case is entitled to only one 1-15 objection under this section for that case in the appellate court; 1-16 and 1-17 (2) a party to an appeal may not in the same case 1-18 object in an appellate court to the assignment of a judge or 1-19 justice under Section 74.053(b) and under this subsection. 1-20 Explanation: This change is necessary to limit the number of 1-21 objections that a party may make in a case.