HBA-DMD H.B. 1187 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1187 By: Hilbert Land & Resource Management 3/24/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, district courts and county courts at law have concurrent jurisdiction in eminent domain cases. A party initiating a condemnation proceeding in a county court in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, is authorized to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle filings for that court or courts. H.B. 1187 requires a party that initiates a condemnation proceeding in a county court in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle filings for that court or courts. 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 21.013(b), Property Code, to require, rather than authorize, a party that initiates a condemnation proceeding in a county court in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle filings for that court or courts. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.