By Clark H.B. No. 2053
77R6406 JMC-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to municipal courts of record.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 30.00001, Government Code, is amended to
1-5 read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 30.00001. SHORT TITLE; APPLICATION. (a) This chapter
1-7 may be cited as the Uniform Municipal Courts of Record Act.
1-8 (b) This subchapter applies to each municipality covered by
1-9 another subchapter of [listed in] this chapter and to each
1-10 municipality creating municipal courts of record under the general
1-11 authority of Section 30.00003.
1-12 (c) If a provision of this subchapter conflicts with a
1-13 specific provision in another subchapter for a particular
1-14 municipality, the specific provision controls.
1-15 SECTION 2. Section 30.00041(b), Government Code, is amended
1-16 to read as follows:
1-17 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
1-18 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Lubbock County
1-19 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
1-20 SECTION 3. Section 30.00081(b), Government Code, is amended
1-21 to read as follows:
1-22 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
1-23 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
1-24 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
2-1 SECTION 4. Section 30.00122, Government Code, is amended to
2-2 read as follows:
2-3 Sec. 30.00122. DEFINITION. In this subchapter and for
2-4 purposes of Subchapter A, "appellate court" means the El Paso
2-5 Municipal Court of Appeals.
2-6 SECTION 5. Section 30.00181(b), Government Code, is amended
2-7 to read as follows:
2-8 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
2-9 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
2-10 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
2-11 SECTION 6. Section 30.00221(b), Government Code, is amended
2-12 to read as follows:
2-13 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
2-14 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Bexar County
2-15 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
2-16 SECTION 7. Section 30.00261(b), Government Code, is amended
2-17 to read as follows:
2-18 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
2-19 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
2-20 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
2-21 SECTION 8. Section 30.00301(b), Government Code, is amended
2-22 to read as follows:
2-23 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
2-24 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Wichita County
2-25 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
2-26 SECTION 9. Section 30.00341(b), Government Code, is amended
2-27 to read as follows:
3-1 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-2 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Johnson County
3-3 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
3-4 SECTION 10. Section 30.00381(b), Government Code, is amended
3-5 to read as follows:
3-6 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-7 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
3-8 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
3-9 SECTION 11. Section 30.00421(b), Government Code, is amended
3-10 to read as follows:
3-11 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-12 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
3-13 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
3-14 SECTION 12. Section 30.00461(b), Government Code, is amended
3-15 to read as follows:
3-16 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-17 "appellate courts" means the County Court of Nolan County.
3-18 SECTION 13. Section 30.00491(b), Government Code, is amended
3-19 to read as follows:
3-20 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-21 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
3-22 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
3-23 SECTION 14. Section 30.00531(b), Government Code, is amended
3-24 to read as follows:
3-25 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
3-26 "appellate courts" means the County Court of Gregg County.
3-27 SECTION 15. Section 30.00561(b), Government Code, is amended
4-1 to read as follows:
4-2 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-3 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
4-4 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
4-5 SECTION 16. Section 30.00601(b), Government Code, is amended
4-6 to read as follows:
4-7 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-8 "appellate courts" means the County Court of Midland County.
4-9 SECTION 17. Section 30.00631(b), Government Code, is amended
4-10 to read as follows:
4-11 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-12 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
4-13 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
4-14 SECTION 18. Section 30.00671(b), Government Code, is amended
4-15 to read as follows:
4-16 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-17 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Harris
4-18 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
4-19 SECTION 19. Section 30.00701(b), Government Code, is amended
4-20 to read as follows:
4-21 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-22 "appellate courts" means the County Court of Harrison County.
4-23 SECTION 20. Section 30.00731(b), Government Code, is amended
4-24 to read as follows:
4-25 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
4-26 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Travis County
4-27 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
5-1 SECTION 21. Section 30.00771(b), Government Code, is amended
5-2 to read as follows:
5-3 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
5-4 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Ector County
5-5 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
5-6 SECTION 22. Section 30.00811(b), Government Code, is amended
5-7 to read as follows:
5-8 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
5-9 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
5-10 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
5-11 SECTION 23. Section 30.00851(b), Government Code, is amended
5-12 to read as follows:
5-13 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
5-14 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
5-15 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
5-16 SECTION 24. Section 30.00891(b), Government Code, is amended
5-17 to read as follows:
5-18 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
5-19 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
5-20 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
5-21 SECTION 25. Section 30.00931(b), Government Code, is amended
5-22 to read as follows:
5-23 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
5-24 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law in Potter and
5-25 Randall counties.
5-26 SECTION 26. Section 30.00971(b), Government Code, is amended
5-27 to read as follows:
6-1 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-2 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
6-3 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
6-4 SECTION 27. Section 30.01011(b), Government Code, is amended
6-5 to read as follows:
6-6 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-7 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
6-8 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
6-9 SECTION 28. Section 30.01051(b), Government Code, is amended
6-10 to read as follows:
6-11 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-12 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
6-13 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
6-14 SECTION 29. Section 30.01091(b), Government Code, is amended
6-15 to read as follows:
6-16 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-17 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
6-18 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
6-19 SECTION 30. Section 30.01131(b), Government Code, is amended
6-20 to read as follows:
6-21 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-22 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
6-23 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
6-24 SECTION 31. Section 30.01171(b), Government Code, is amended
6-25 to read as follows:
6-26 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
6-27 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
7-1 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-2 SECTION 32. Section 30.01211(b), Government Code, is amended
7-3 to read as follows:
7-4 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
7-5 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Denton County
7-6 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-7 SECTION 33. Section 30.01251(b), Government Code, is amended
7-8 to read as follows:
7-9 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
7-10 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
7-11 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-12 SECTION 34. Section 30.01291(b), Government Code, is amended
7-13 to read as follows:
7-14 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
7-15 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
7-16 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-17 SECTION 35. Section 30.01321(b), Government Code, is amended
7-18 to read as follows:
7-19 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
7-20 "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Denton County
7-21 that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-22 SECTION 36. Section 30.01371(b), Government Code, is amended
7-23 to read as follows:
7-24 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
7-25 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant
7-26 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
7-27 SECTION 37. Section 30.01401(b), Government Code, is amended
8-1 to read as follows:
8-2 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
8-3 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
8-4 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
8-5 SECTION 38. Section 30.01441(b), Government Code, is amended
8-6 to read as follows:
8-7 (b) In this subchapter and for purposes of Subchapter A,
8-8 "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas
8-9 County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
8-10 SECTION 39. (a) This section applies to any municipality
8-11 that created municipal courts of record under Section 30.00003,
8-12 Government Code (renumbered from Section 30.483, Government Code,
8-13 by Section 8.02, Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular
8-14 Session, 1997), on or after August 31, 1987, and before September
8-15 1, 1999.
8-16 (b) The governmental acts and proceedings of a municipal
8-17 court of record created by a municipality to which this section
8-18 applies occurring on or after September 1, 1999, and before the
8-19 effective date of this Act are validated as of the dates they
8-20 occurred. The acts and proceedings may not be held invalid because
8-21 they were not performed in accordance with law.
8-22 SECTION 40. (a) This section applies to any municipality
8-23 that attempted to create municipal courts of record under Section
8-24 30.00003, Government Code, on or after September 1, 1999, and
8-25 before the effective date of this Act.
8-26 (b) The governmental acts and proceedings of a municipality
8-27 to which this section applies relating to the attempted creation of
9-1 municipal courts of record by the municipality are validated as of
9-2 the dates they occurred. The acts and proceedings may not be held
9-3 invalid because they were not performed in accordance with law.
9-4 (c) The governmental acts and proceedings of a municipal
9-5 court of record attempted to be created by a municipality to which
9-6 this section applies occurring since the attempted creation and
9-7 before the effective date of this Act are validated as of the dates
9-8 they occurred. The acts and proceedings may not be held invalid
9-9 because the municipal court of record was not created in accordance
9-10 with law.
9-11 SECTION 41. Sections 39 and 40 of this Act do not apply to
9-12 any matter that on the effective date of this Act:
9-13 (1) is involved in litigation if the litigation
9-14 ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final
9-15 judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
9-16 (2) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a
9-17 court of competent jurisdiction.
9-18 SECTION 42. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
9-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
9-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
9-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
9-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.