HBA-RBT H.B. 1766 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1766
By: Lewis, Glenn
Criminal Jurisprudence
3/30/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

According to a 1993 Texas Attorney General's opinion (No. DM-264), a County
Bail Bond Board (board) cannot question the appraisal value or obtain an
independent appraisal for the real estate an applicant for a bail
bondsman's license intends to convey in trust to the board as security.  In
counties with a population of more than 250,000, the appraised value must
be no less than $50,000 for which bonds may be written for up to 10 times
the value of the property.  H.B. 1766 authorizes a board to obtain an
independent appraisal of real estate conveyed in trust to the board as
security for bail bonds. 

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 6(d), Article 2372p-3, V.T.C.S., Chapter 550,
Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973, to authorize the
County Bail Bond Board (board) to obtain an independent appraisal or use
the current market value according to the most recent certified county
appraisal roll for real estate listed by an applicant that the applicant
intends to convey in trust to the board to secure payment of any
obligations incurred by the applicant in the bonding business if the
license is granted. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.