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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of Harris County probate judges to sign |
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orders and act on each other's behalf in the event of their absence, |
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disqualification, or incapacity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15.1034, Texas Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) A Harris County statutory probate judge may sit and act |
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on behalf of any other Harris County statutory probate judge who is |
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unavailable to serve due to absence, disqualification, incapacity, |
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or for any other reason, in any Harris County probate court |
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courtroom, in any matter or proceeding pending in any Harris County |
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statutory probate court. A Harris County statutory probate court |
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judge may sign any orders in any matter or proceeding that the judge |
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of any other Harris County statutory probate court may sign. |
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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, 2009. |