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By: Castro (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 2935 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2011; |
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May 3, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Jurisprudence; May 5, 2011, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 5, 2011, 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 appointment of a court reporter by a criminal law |
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magistrate in Bexar County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 52, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 52.0441 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.0441. COURT REPORTERS FOR CRIMINAL LAW MAGISTRATES |
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IN BEXAR COUNTY. Each full-time Bexar County criminal law |
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magistrate, with the consent and approval of the Commissioners |
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Court of Bexar County, may appoint an official court reporter to |
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serve that magistrate. The reporter is a sworn officer of the court |
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who holds office at the pleasure of the magistrate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect October 1, 2011. |
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