S.B. No. 917
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the definition of charitable trust for purposes of
  court jurisdiction.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (e), Section 5, Texas Probate Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (e)  A statutory probate court has concurrent jurisdiction
  with the district court in all personal injury, survival, or
  wrongful death actions by or against a person in the person's
  capacity as a personal representative, in all actions by or against
  a trustee, in all actions involving an inter vivos trust,
  testamentary trust, or charitable trust, and in all actions
  involving a personal representative of an estate in which each
  other party aligned with the personal representative is not an
  interested person in that estate. For purposes of this section,
  "charitable trust" includes a charitable trust as defined by
  Section 123.001, Property Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 917 passed the Senate on
  April 16, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 917 passed the House on
  May 12, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 149, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor