HBA-ATS H.B. 1072 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1072
By: Uher
Judicial Affairs
3/16/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current state law requires an applicant seeking certification as a court
reporter to type a transcript, using either a manual or electric
typewriter, of the test material taken down by the applicant. Technological
advancements have lessened the need for court reporting professionals to
master the use of manual and electric typewriters to prepare transcripts of
legal proceedings.  H.B. 1072 provides that an applicant seeking
certification as a court reporter must now prepare, rather than type, a
transcript of the test material.  Because the applicant no longer must type
a transcript of the test material, this bill strikes the reference to a
manual or an electric typewriter. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 52.023(b), Government Code, to set forth that an
applicant seeking certification as a court reporter must now prepare,
rather than type, a transcript of the test material taken down by the
applicant.  Deletes the reference to the authorized use by an applicant of
either a manual or an electric typewriter to type the transcript.  

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage