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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