By Shapiro S.B. No. 1831 76R9445 JMC-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to 1-3 the criminal district attorney of Dallas County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to 1-6 read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter 1-8 applies only to the following prosecutors: 1-9 (1) the district attorneys for the 2nd, 8th, 9th, 1-10 12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 29th, 32nd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 1-11 38th, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 1-12 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 1-13 106th, 110th, 118th, 119th, 123rd, 142nd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 1-14 173rd, 196th, 198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 259th, 1-15 266th, 268th, 271st, 278th, 286th, 329th, 349th, and 355th judicial 1-16 districts; 1-17 (2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties 1-18 of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, 1-19 Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, 1-20 Galveston, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, Jefferson, 1-21 Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, 1-22 Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, 1-23 Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, and 1-24 Yoakum; and 2-1 (3) the county attorneys performing the duties of 2-2 district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron, 2-3 Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Grayson, 2-4 Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, 2-5 Ochiltree, Orange, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Terry, Webb, and 2-6 Willacy. 2-7 SECTION 2. Sections 44.157(e)-(g), Government Code, are 2-8 repealed. 2-9 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-10 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-11 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-12 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-13 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-14 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.