Zwiener Bill’s New Hays County Court Waits Until 2027

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By: Zwiener
H.B. No. 4137

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the composition of the 22nd Judicial District, the

creation of an additional judicial district composed of Hays

County, and the composition of the Hays County Juvenile Board.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 24.123, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 24.123. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT ([ CALDWELL, ] COMAL

COUNTY [ , AND HAYS COUNTIES ]).

SECTION 2. Sections 24.123(a) and (c), Government Code, are

amended to read as follows:

(a) The 22nd Judicial District is composed of [ Caldwell, ]

Comal County [ , and Hays counties ].

(c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin [ :

[ (1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March,

June, September, and December;

[ (2) in Comal County ] on the first Mondays in April,

July, October, and January [ ; and

[ (3) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February,

May, August, and November ].

SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 24.60050 to read as follows:

Sec. 24.60050. 508TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HAYS COUNTY). The

508th Judicial District is composed of Hays County.

SECTION 4. Section 152.1111(a), Human Resources Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The juvenile board of Hays County is composed of the

county judge, the administrative judge of the Hays County District

Court [ district judge of the 22nd judicial district ], the judges of

the county court at law, the county sheriff, and the criminal

district attorney.

SECTION 5. (a) The local administrative district judge

shall transfer to:

(1) the 508th District Court all cases from Hays

County that are pending in the 22nd District Court on the effective

date of this Act; and

(2) the 207th District Court all cases from Caldwell

County that are pending in the 22nd District Court on the effective

date of this Act.

(b) When a case is transferred as provided by Subsection (a)

of this section:

(1) all processes, writs, bonds, recognizances, or

other obligations issued from the 22nd District Court are

returnable to the district court to which the case is transferred as

if originally issued by that court; and

(2) the obligees on all bonds and recognizances taken

in and for the 22nd District Court and all witnesses summoned to

appear in the 22nd District Court are required to appear before the

district court to which the case is transferred as if originally

required to appear before that court.

SECTION 6. The 508th Judicial District is created on the

effective date of this Act.

SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 30, 2027.