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By: Lewis (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) |
H.B. No. 4718 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; |
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May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Jurisprudence; May 14, 2009, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 14, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the fees assessed in certain cases filed in the Ector |
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County courts at law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0702, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The fees assessed in a case in which a county court at |
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law has concurrent civil jurisdiction with the district court are |
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the same as the fees that would be assessed in the district court |
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for that case. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action filed on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A cause of action filed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the cause of action was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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