Bill Text: TX HB2637 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to supreme court orders for conducting court proceedings during a disaster.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2637 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2637-Introduced.html

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86R3989 YDB-D
By: Calanni H.B. No. 2637

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to supreme court orders for conducting court proceedings
during a disaster.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.0035(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) Notwithstanding any other statute, the supreme court by
order may modify or suspend procedures for the conduct of any court
proceeding affected by a disaster during the pendency of a disaster
declared by the governor. An order issued under this section
extends until terminated by a subsequent order issued [may not
extend for more than 30 days from the date the order was signed
unless renewed] by the supreme court.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.