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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a motion for the assignment of a statutory probate court |
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judge to hear a contested matter in a probate proceeding in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.003, Estates Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A party to a probate proceeding may not file a motion |
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for the assignment of a statutory probate court judge to hear a |
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contested matter in the proceeding before the 10th day after the |
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date a party has notified the judge of the county court of the |
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contested matter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 32.003(c), Estates Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 32.003, Estates Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to an action filed or other proceeding commenced |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An action filed or other |
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proceeding commenced before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the action was filed or the |
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proceeding was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |