By Farabee H.B. No. 1073
77R11203 JJT-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the hours of operation of certain courts for
1-3 proceedings under the Texas Mental Health Code.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 571.012, Health and Safety Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 571.012. COURT HOURS; AVAILABILITY OF JUDGE OR
1-8 MAGISTRATE. The probate court or court having probate jurisdiction
1-9 shall be open [at all times] for proceedings under this subtitle
1-10 during normal business hours. The probate judge or magistrate
1-11 shall be available at all times at the request of a person
1-12 apprehended or detained under Chapter 573, or a proposed patient
1-13 under Chapter 574.
1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-17 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.