HBA-KMH C.S.H.B. 2758 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 2758
By: Turner, Bob
Judicial Affairs
4/14/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Chapter 46 (Professional Prosecutors) does not expressly apply
to the district attorney for the 33rd judicial district.  C.S.H.B. 2758
subjects the district attorney for the 33rd judicial district to the
provisions of Chapter 46, unless otherwise provided. 

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 46.002, Government Code, to subject the district
attorney for the 33rd judicial district to the provisions of Chapter 46
(Professional Prosecutors), Government Code, unless otherwise provided. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 2758 modifies the original in SECTION 1, Section 46.002,
Government Code, to include the complete text of the amended section as
required by Section 36, Article III, Texas Constitution.