HBA-GUM H.B. 1881 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1881
By: Brimer
Judicial Affairs
4/13/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In 1995, the 74th Texas Legislature authorized the city of Kennedale to
create a municipal court of record.  When it was created, Kennedale was a
general law city unable to enforce municipal ordinances outside of its city
limits.  H.B. 1881 provides that a municipal court of record has the
jurisdiction provided by general law for municipal courts.  This bill also
provides that the court has jurisdiction over cases arising outside the
territorial limits of the municipality. 

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 Subchapter E, Chapter 30, Government Code, by adding
Section 30.001835, as follows: 

Sec.  30.001835.  JURISDICTION.  Provides that a municipal court of record
has the jurisdiction provided by general law for municipal courts.
Provides that the court has jurisdiction over cases arising outside the
territorial limits of the municipality under any ordinance authorized by
state law to be enforced outside the territorial limits of the
municipality. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.