Bill Text: TX HB4644 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of magistrates appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-19 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB4644 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB4644-Introduced.html

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87R12170 ANG-F
By: Noble H.B. No. 4644

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the criminal jurisdiction of magistrates appointed by
the Collin County Commissioners Court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 4.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 4.01. WHAT COURTS HAVE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. The
following courts have jurisdiction in criminal actions:
1. The Court of Criminal Appeals;
2. Courts of appeals;
3. The district courts;
4. The criminal district courts;
5. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the
district courts of Bexar County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, or
Travis County that give preference to criminal cases and the
magistrates appointed by the judges of the criminal district courts
of Dallas County or Tarrant County;
6. The county courts;
7. All county courts at law with criminal
jurisdiction;
8. County criminal courts;
9. Justice courts;
10. Municipal courts;
11. The magistrates appointed by the judges of the
district courts of Lubbock County; [and]
12. The magistrates appointed by the El Paso Council
of Judges; and
13. The magistrates appointed by the Collin County
Commissioners Court.
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, 2021.