Bill Text: TX SB479 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed

Texas Senate Bill 479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 79th Judicial District.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB479 Detail]

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	By: Hinojosa	S.B. No. 479


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
	the district attorney for the 79th Judicial District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter
	applies to the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors,
	and the following state prosecutors:
	(1) the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg
	Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd,
	25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th,
	39th, 42nd, 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd,
	64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th,
	90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th,
	123rd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th,
	216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th,
	271st, 286th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, and 506th judicial
	districts;
	(2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties
	of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell,
	Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland,
	Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo,
	Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro,
	Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith,
	Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker,
	Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and
	(3) the county attorneys performing the duties of
	district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron,
	Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Lamar, Lamb,
	Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree,
	Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb,
	and Willacy.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.