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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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. |