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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the statutory probate court of Collin County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0453, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) Notwithstanding any other law, on the request of a judge |
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of a statutory probate court, a judge of a statutory county court in |
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Collin County may serve for the requesting judge and hear cases, |
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other than contested matters, pending in that judge's court when |
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that judge is absent, disabled, or disqualified. The authority |
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provided by this section applies regardless of whether the court |
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the statutory county court judge ordinarily serves has jurisdiction |
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of the types of cases pending in the statutory probate court for |
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which the judge is requested to serve. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |