By: Frank (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 3321

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to jurisdiction of the county courts in certain counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 26.112, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 26.112. BAYLOR COUNTY. The County Court of Baylor County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, [and] the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.

SECTION 2. Section 26.151, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 26.151. COTTLE COUNTY. The County Court of Cottle County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, [and] the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.

SECTION 3. Section 26.235, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 26.235. KING COUNTY. The County Court of King County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, [and] the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.

SECTION 4. Section 26.238, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 26.238. KNOX COUNTY. The County Court of Knox County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, [and] the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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