By: Capriglione, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 2025
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2013;
  May 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Jurisprudence; May 16, 2013, reported favorably by the following
  vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts of
  certain neighboring municipalities to hear criminal cases.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding Section 3, Chapter 76, Acts of
  the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 (H.B. 984), relating to
  agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding
  jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts, the change in law made by
  that Act in adding Section 29.003(i), Government Code, and Article
  4.14(g), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to an offense
  committed or conduct that occurs before, on, or after May 19, 2011,
  which is the effective date of that Act.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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