Bill Text: TX HB2989 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Kaufman County.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2989 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2989-Introduced.html

---

86R7451 SRS-D
By: Bell of Kaufman H.B. No. 2989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 2 of
Kaufman County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.1312(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section
25.0003 and other law, a statutory county court in Kaufman County
has, except as limited by Subsection [Subsections] (b) [and (b-1)],
the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and general law for
district courts.
SECTION 2. Section 25.1312(b-1), Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a cause of action filed
on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of action filed
before that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before
that date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.