HB 255

89S20264 SCL-F
		By: Johnson
  H.B. No. 255
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed
  of Harris County.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Effective January 1, 2026, Subchapter C, Chapter
  24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.60055,
  24.60056, and 24.60057 to read as follows:
         Sec. 24.60055.  513TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
  513th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
         Sec. 24.60056.  514TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
  514th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
         Sec. 24.60057.  515TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
  515th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
         SECTION 2.  Effective October 1, 2026, Subchapter C, Chapter
  24, Government Code, is amended by adding Sections 24.60058 and
  24.60059 to read as follows:
         Sec. 24.60058.  516TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
  516th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
         Sec. 24.60059.  517TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The
  517th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
         SECTION 3.  (a)  The 513th, 514th, and 515th Judicial
  Districts are created on January 1, 2026.
         (b)  The 516th and 517th Judicial Districts are created on
  October 1, 2026.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
  last day of the legislative session.