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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House |
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Bill 1722 (proceedings that may be referred to and the powers of a |
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criminal law magistrate in Bexar County) to consider and take |
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action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(1), is suspended to permit the committee to |
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change text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the bill, in Section |
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54.906(a)(8), Government Code, to read as follows: |
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(8) any other matter the judge considers necessary and |
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proper, including a negotiated plea of guilty before the court. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to maintain the |
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authority of a district judge in Bexar County to refer proceedings |
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in criminal cases involving negotiated pleas of guilty to a |
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criminal law magistrate. |