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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a visiting judge for a district court |
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to conduct proceedings at the county seat of a county other than the |
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county in which a case is pending. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 24, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 24.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.023. LOCATION OF PROCEEDINGS CONDUCTED BY VISITING |
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JUDGE. A visiting judge for a district court may conduct |
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proceedings at the county seat of a county other than the county in |
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which a case is pending if authorized by Section 7, Article V, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2009, but only |
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if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 80th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2007, allowing a visiting judge of a district |
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court to hold proceedings at the county seat of a county other than |
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the county in which a case is pending on the written agreement of |
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all parties to the case and approval by the judge, is approved by |
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the voters. If that amendment is not approved by the voters, this |
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Act has no effect. |