1-1 By: Kitchen, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos) H.B. No. 3646 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2001; 1-3 May 1, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to the jurisdiction of and procedure in a county court at 1-10 law in Travis County. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Section 25.2292, Government Code, is amended by 1-13 adding Subsections (a) and (d) to read as follows: 1-14 (a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 1-15 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Travis County has 1-16 concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in civil cases in 1-17 which the matter in controversy exceeds $500 but does not exceed 1-18 $250,000, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and 1-19 penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of 1-20 the petition. 1-21 (d) In civil cases, the jury is composed of six members 1-22 unless: 1-23 (1) the amount in controversy exceeds $100,000; and 1-24 (2) a party to the case files a written request for a 1-25 12-member jury not later than the 30th day before the date of the 1-26 trial. 1-27 SECTION 2. Section 25.2292(d), Government Code, as added by 1-28 this Act, applies only to a case filed on or after the effective 1-29 date of this Act. A case filed before the effective date of this 1-30 Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the case was 1-31 filed, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. 1-32 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-33 * * * * *