1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the assignment of the judge of the 378th District Court
 1-3     as a visiting judge.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 24.523, Government Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 24.523.  378th JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). [(a)]
 1-8     The 378th Judicial District is composed of Ellis County.
 1-9           [(b)  A judge of the 378th Judicial District may not be
1-10     assigned under Chapter 74 to serve as a visiting judge in Bexar,
1-11     Dallas, Ector, Fort Bend, Harris, Jefferson, Lubbock, Midland,
1-12     Tarrant, or Travis County.]
1-13           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 65 was passed by the House on April
         20, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.B. No. 65 was passed by the Senate on May
         17, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not
         voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         APPROVED:  __________________________
                              Date
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                            Governor