H.B. No. 501




AN ACT

relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Marion County.            
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 26.258, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 26.258.  MARION COUNTY.  The County Court of Marion 
County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, general 
criminal jurisdiction, and [but has no other civil or criminal 
jurisdiction except] juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 
26.042(b) but has no other civil [and criminal] jurisdiction [to 
receive and enter guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases].
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 501 was passed by the House on March 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 501 was passed by the Senate on May 
13, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor