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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing by a court reporter of an official transcript |
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of a court proceeding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.047, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A court reporter may not be required to file an official |
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transcript of a trial before the 60th day after the date a notice of |
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appeal is filed. To the extent this subsection conflicts with the |
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Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure or other rules of procedure, |
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this subsection controls. Notwithstanding Sections 22.003, |
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22.004, and 22.108, the supreme court or the court of criminal |
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appeals may not amend or adopt a rule in conflict with this section. |
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This subsection does not apply to an official transcript required |
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for an accelerated appeal or an interlocutory appeal. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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notice of appeal that is filed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A notice of appeal filed before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the notice was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |