HBA-ATS, KMH H.B. 1350 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1350
By: Solis, Jim
Judicial Affairs
6/3/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, state law limited the amount in controversy
in a Cameron County Court at Law to no more than $100,000.  Expanding the
amount would have allowed cases that would normally have been filed in the
local district court to be filed in the county court at law, thus
diminishing the caseload of the district court.  H.B. 1350 increases the
amount in controversy in a county court at law in Cameron County to a
figure not to exceed $1 million. 

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 25.0332(a), Government Code, by increasing the
allowed amount in controversy in a county court at law in Cameron County to
$1 million, rather than $100,000, excluding interest. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.