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AN ACT
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relating to the summoning of jurors to justice of the peace courts |
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in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.412, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A county described by Subsection (a) with a population |
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of 3.3 million or more may also summon a prospective juror to report |
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directly to a justice court in the precinct adjacent to the precinct |
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in which that person resides. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1274 passed the Senate on |
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April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1274 passed the House on |
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May 12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |