HBA-RBT H.B. 881 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 881
By: Walker
Criminal Jurisprudence
2/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a person cannot serve as a grand juror if the person is under
indictment for theft or other legal accusation for theft or of any felony,
but does not include a person who has been convicted. H.B. 881 disqualifies
those individuals convicted of theft from grand jury service. 
 
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 19.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, to include a
conviction for theft among the convictions which disqualify a person from
service on a grand jury. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.