Bill Text: TX SB940 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 24th Judicial District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-01 - Referred to State Affairs [SB940 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB940-Introduced.html
  86R6265 SRS-F
 
  By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 940
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
  the district attorney for the 24th Judicial District.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 46.002.  PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter
  applies to the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors,
  and the following state prosecutors:
               (1)  the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg
  Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 
  26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 39th,
  42nd, 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th,
  66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th,
  97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th,
  123rd, 132nd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th,
  198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th,
  268th, 271st, 286th, 287th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, 369th,
  452nd, and 506th judicial districts;
               (2)  the criminal district attorneys for the counties
  of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell,
  Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland,
  Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo,
  Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison,
  Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto,
  Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker,
  Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and
               (3)  the county attorneys performing the duties of
  district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Aransas, Callahan,
  Cameron, Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Freestone,
  Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee,
  Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange,
  Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb, and
  Willacy.
         SECTION 2.  Section 43.111(c), Government Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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