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Senate passes omnibus courts bill updating court creation, security and reporting provisions
Summary
House Bill 16, an omnibus judiciary bill incorporating multiple Senate measures on court creation, digital court recording study, court security, and credit reforms, passed the Senate under suspension of the three-day rule.
The Texas Senate passed House Bill 16 on final reading after a floor debate that described the measure as a routine, omnibus courts bill updating court creation dates, jurisdictional adjustments and administrative fixes across the judicial branch.
Senator Joan Hughes (floor sponsor) described HB 16 as containing a package of items including new court creation date adjustments, a new county court law for a county identified on the floor, repeal of an article relating to…
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