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HJR 46, 65th R.S.

Proposing amendments to Article V, Sections 16 and 19, of the Texas Constitution, to expand the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to include civil cases where the amount in controversy is $500 or less.

Last action: Referred to subcommittee

Author: Gerald Hill

Companion:

SJR 42 (Identical)

Subjects:
Courts--Justice
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments

House Committee: Constitutional Amendments () Minutes: March 2 1977

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