HBA-RBT H.B. 507 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 507
By: Wohlgemuth
Criminal Jurisprudence
4/7/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The 75th Legislature placed a limit on how much money smaller
municipalities could collect in court costs for violations of Section
545.066, Transportation Code (Passing a School Bus; Offense), within a
school crossing zone.  H.B. 507 removes that limit in order to allow these
communities to raise money which may be used to fund school crossing guard
programs in the county where they are collected, and if no crossing guard
programs exist, the funds may be used for other statutorily authorized
purposes. 

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 Article 102.014(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, to
require that specified court costs be assessed in all municipalities,
rather than only in municipalities with a population of 400,000 or more. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.