HB 503: Trial Courts
GENERAL BILL by Simmons
Trial Courts; provides that circuit courts shall not have appellate jurisdiction over felony cases tried in county court; provides that county courts have jurisdiction over certain felony traffic & vessel cases & misdemeanor cases arising out of same circumstances as such felony cases; provides that district courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction over felony cases tried in county court, etc. Amends 26.012, 28.30, 34.01, 35.065.
Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/28/2001 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 12/17/2001 | House |
• Referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC); Council for Smarter Government |
| 12/28/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 212-K |
| 1/8/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 |
| 1/10/2002 | House |
• Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) |
| 1/22/2002 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00037; On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 212-K; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -HJ 00081; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00081; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC), 01/24/02, 9:00 am, 306-H --Temporarily deferred |
| 3/22/2002 | House |
• Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) |