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S.B. No. 235
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs
for certain courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 53.004, Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(b) To be eligible to be appointed bailiff in the 30th,
78th, 86th, 89th, 97th, or 341st district court, the County Court of
Harrison County, a court described in Section 53.002(c), a district
court in Taylor County, or a county court at law of Taylor County,
[bailiff or grand jury bailiff in a district court in Tarrant County
that gives preference to criminal cases, or bailiff or grand jury
bailiff in a criminal district court in Tarrant County,] a person
must be a resident of the county in which the person serves the
court and must be at least 21 years old.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 235 passed the Senate on
March 17, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 235 passed the House on
April 22, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor