78R5141 SLO-D

By:  Hartnett                                                     H.B. No. 3385



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the assignment of certain judges by the chief justice of 
the supreme court.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 74.057, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  The chief justice may assign any judge that may be 
assigned by the presiding judge of an administrative region under 
Section 74.054.  An assignment by the chief justice under this 
section is not subject to objection under Section 74.053.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.