Bill Text: TX SR845 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 2342.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR845 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR845-Enrolled.html

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By: Creighton S.R. No. 845

SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be suspended in part as
provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the conference committee
appointed to resolve the differences on Senate Bill 2342 (the
jurisdiction of, and practices and procedures in civil cases
before, justice courts, county courts, statutory county courts,
and district courts) to consider and take action on the following
matters:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION
35 of the bill, in a transition provision of the bill, to read as
follows:
SECTION 35. Not later than January 1, 2021, the Supreme
Court of Texas shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
Section 22.004(h-1), Government Code, as added by this Act.
Explanation: The change is necessary to provide the
Supreme Court of Texas additional time to adopt rules as
necessary to implement certain provisions added by the Act.
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION
37 of the bill, in the effective date provision of the bill, to
read as follows:
SECTION 37. This Act takes effect September 1, 2020.
Explanation: The change is necessary to delay by one year
the effective date of the Act.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 26, 2019, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate