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By: Thompson of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) |
H.B. No. 1480 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; |
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May 18, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a writ of mandamus by a court of appeals against an |
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associate judge in certain cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.221(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Each court of appeals for a court of appeals district |
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may issue all writs of mandamus, agreeable to the principles of law |
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regulating those writs, against [a]: |
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(1) a judge of a district or county court in the court |
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of appeals district; [or] |
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(2) a judge of a district court who is acting as a |
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magistrate at a court of inquiry under Chapter 52, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, in the court of appeals district; or |
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(3) an associate judge of a district or county court |
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appointed by a judge under Chapter 201, Family Code, in the court of |
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appeals district for the judge who appointed the associate judge. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.221(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a suit filed under Chapter 45, Title 1, |
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Title 4, or Title 5, Family Code, on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A suit filed under Chapter 45, Title 1, Title 4, or Title |
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5, Family Code, before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the suit was filed, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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