79S10012 RMB-D
By: Brown of Kaufman H.B. No. 34
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a magistrate in the district courts
in Henderson County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 54, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter EE to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER EE. MAGISTRATE IN HENDERSON COUNTY
Sec. 54.1751. APPOINTMENT. The judges of the district
courts in Henderson County, with the consent and approval of the
Commissioners Court of Henderson County, may jointly appoint a
magistrate to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.
Sec. 54.1752. QUALIFICATION; OATH OF OFFICE. To be
eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must be a
resident of Henderson County, Texas.
Sec. 54.1753. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY. A magistrate has the same
judicial immunity as a district judge.
Sec. 54.1754. POWERS. Subject to the standing orders of the
judges of the district courts of Henderson County, the magistrate
may:
(1) direct the Henderson County Pretrial Services
Program;
(2) investigate applications for personal bonds; and
(3) issue personal bonds to qualified defendants.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.