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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the location of an arbitration trial. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 151.010, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 151.010. RESTRICTIONS. Unless otherwise ordered by |
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the referring judge, a [A] trial under this chapter may not be held |
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in a public courtroom, and a public employee may not be involved in |
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the trial during regular working hours. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a trial commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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trial commenced before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before that date, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |