J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law to include concurrent jurisdiction with district courts in civil cases where the controversy exceeds certain financial thresholds. It modifies the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties to include the county judge, district judges, and the judge of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law. The amendments to Section 25.2704(a), Government Code, apply only to cases filed or proceedings commenced on or after the act's effective date. The act takes effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds majority vote in both legislative houses; otherwise, it becomes effective Sept. 1, 2025.
J.M. Lozano, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another four bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Lozano graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA.
J.M. Lozano is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 43rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Tara Rios Ybarra in 2011.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2718 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for the purpose of making certain grants |
| HB 1703 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system |
| HB 1702 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program |
| HB 1293 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency |
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