Amend CSHB 2201 by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS
of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 24.109, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 24.109. 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY COUNTY [AND
WALLER COUNTIES]). (a) The 9th Judicial District is composed of
Montgomery County [and Waller counties].
(b) [The 9th and 155th district courts have concurrent
jurisdiction in Waller County.
[(c)] The terms of the 9th District Court begin[:
[(1) in Montgomery County] on the first Monday in
January and the first Monday in July[; and
[(2) in Waller County on the first Monday in January
and the first Monday in July].
SECTION ____. Section 24.254(d), Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 24.5995 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.5995. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GRIMES AND WALLER
COUNTIES). The 506th Judicial District is composed of Grimes and
Waller Counties.
SECTION ____. (a) The local administrative district judge
shall transfer all cases from Waller County that are pending in the
9th District Court on the effective date of this Act to the 506th
District Court.
(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a)
of this section, all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or
other obligations issued from the 9th District Court are returnable
to the 506th District Court as if originally issued by that court.
The obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken in and for the 9th
District Court and all witnesses summoned to appear in the 9th
District Court are required to appear before the 506th District
Court as if originally required to appear before that court.
SECTION ____. The 506th Judicial District is created on the
effective date of this Act.