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AN ACT
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relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts of |
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certain neighboring municipalities to hear criminal cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 3, Chapter 76, Acts of |
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the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 (H.B. 984), relating to |
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agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding |
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jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts, the change in law made by |
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that Act in adding Section 29.003(i), Government Code, and Article |
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4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to an offense |
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committed or conduct that occurs before, on, or after May 19, 2011, |
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which is the effective date of that Act. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2025 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2025 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |