1-1     By:  Smith, Lewis of Tarrant                          H.B. No. 1041
 1-2          (Senate Sponsor - Harris)
 1-3           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2001;
 1-4     April 3, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-5     Intergovernmental Relations; April 25, 2001, reported favorably by
 1-6     the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 25, 2001, sent to
 1-7     printer.)
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the jurisdiction of County Criminal Court No. 10 of
1-11     Tarrant County.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1. Section 25.2223(a), Government Code, is amended to
1-14     read as follows:
1-15           (a)  A county criminal court in Tarrant County has
1-16     jurisdiction over all criminal matters and causes, original and
1-17     appellate, prescribed by law for county courts, but does not have
1-18     civil jurisdiction. The County Criminal Courts Nos. [Court No.] 5
1-19     and 10 of Tarrant County also have [has] concurrent jurisdiction
1-20     within the county of all appeals from criminal convictions under
1-21     the laws of this state and the municipal ordinances of the
1-22     municipalities located in Tarrant County that are appealed from the
1-23     justice courts and municipal courts in the county. The County
1-24     Criminal Courts Nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Tarrant County also have
1-25     concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in felony cases to
1-26     conduct arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty
1-27     pleas.
1-28           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-29     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-30     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-31     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-32     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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