79R2324 JJT-D

By:  Naishtat                                                     H.B. No. 1062



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the availability of judges and magistrates for 
proceedings related to chemically dependent persons.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 465.0025, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 462.0025.  COURT HOURS.  (a) The probate court or court 
having probate jurisdiction shall be open [at all times] for 
proceedings under this chapter during normal business hours.
	(b)  The probate judge or magistrate shall be available at 
all times at the request of a person taken into custody or detained 
under Subchapter C or a proposed patient under Subchapter D.
	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 September 1, 2005.