By: Wentworth S.R. No. 985
SENATE RESOLUTION
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
1-5 Bill No. 1563 to consider and take action on the following specific
1-6 matter:
1-7 Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to permit the
1-8 committee to amend Subsection (b), Section 75.551, 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.
1-22 ______________________________________
1-23 President of the Senate
1-24 I hereby certify that the above
1-25 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-1 on May 31, 1997, by the following
2-2 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
2-3 ______________________________________
2-4 Secretary of the Senate