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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of charitable trust for purposes of |
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court jurisdiction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5(e), Texas Probate Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) A statutory probate court has concurrent jurisdiction |
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with the district court in all personal injury, survival, or |
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wrongful death actions by or against a person in the person's |
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capacity as a personal representative, in all actions by or against |
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a trustee, in all actions involving an inter vivos trust, |
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testamentary trust, or charitable trust, and in all actions |
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involving a personal representative of an estate in which each |
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other party aligned with the personal representative is not an |
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interested person in that estate. For purposes of this section, |
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"charitable trust" includes a charitable trust as defined by |
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Section 123.001, Property Code. |
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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. |