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AN ACT
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relating to the amount credited in a state fiscal year to the |
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judicial fund to provide basic civil legal services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.007(d), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The total amount credited to the judicial fund for |
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programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil |
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legal services to the indigent under Subsection (b) may not exceed |
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$50 million per state fiscal year [biennium]. |
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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, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2235 was passed by the House on April |
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18, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2235 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |