By Farabee H.B. No. 1073
77R1292 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. The probate court or court
1-8 having probate jurisdiction shall be open [at all times] for
1-9 proceedings under this subtitle during normal business hours.
1-10 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-11 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-12 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-13 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-14 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.