HBA-KMH S.B. 1824 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1824
By: Shapiro
Judicial Affairs
5/10/1999
Engrossed


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, the total active pending caseload in Dallas County, estimated at
19,000 cases, is considered too large for the courts to manage.  The
generally accepted standard, according to the National Center for State
Courts, is a maximum of 13,200 cases for the entire court family. S.B. 1824
creates the County Criminal Court No. 11 of  Dallas County, Texas. 

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 25.0591(b), Government Code, to add County
Criminal Court No. 11 to the list of county criminal courts of Dallas
County, Texas. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 25.0593, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(b), to require the County Criminal Court No. 11 of Dallas County, Texas,
to give preference to cases designated by an order signed by a majority of
the judges of the county criminal courts of Dallas County. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.