83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 392, Chapter 1162 Page: 1 of 3
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CHAPTER 1162 S.B. No. 392
1 . AN ACT
2 relating to notice to the attorney general of challenges to the
3 constitutionality of Texas statutes.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 402.010, Government Code, is amended by
6 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-l) to read as
7 follows:
8 (a) In an action in which a party to the litigation files a
9 petition, motion, or other pleading challenging the
10 constitutionality of a statute of this state, the party shall file
11 the form required by Subsection (a-l). The court shall, if the
12 attorney general is not a party to or counsel involved in the
13 litigation, serve notice of the constitutional challenge
14 questione] and a copy of the petition, motion, or other pleading
15 that raises the challenge on the attorney general either by
16 certified or registered mail or electronically to an e-mail address
17 designated by the attorney general for the purposes of this
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21 (a-l) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas
22 Judicial System shall adopt the form that a party challenging the
23 constitutionality of a statute of this state must file with the
24 court in which the action is pending indicating which pleading1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 392, Chapter 1162, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth437694/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.