HBA-LCA S.B. 917 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 917
By: Wentworth
Judicial Affairs
5/5/1999
Engrossed


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Currently, judicial districts and administrative judicial districts are
composed of counties.  The 33rd Judicial District has experienced a large
population increase recently.  Reassigning certain counties to other
districts would ease the burden on certain district courts.  S.B. 917
reassigns Mason County from the 33rd Judicial District and the Third
Administrative Judicial Region to the 198th Judicial District and the Sixth
Administrative Region, and removes Concho County from the 198th Judicial
District. 

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 24.135, Government Code, as follows:

Sec. 24.135.  New title:  33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO,
AND SAN SABA COUNTIES).  Provides that the 33rd Judicial District is
composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba, but not Mason, counties.  

(b)  Makes conforming changes.

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 24.377, Government Code, as follows:   

Sec. 24.377.  New title:  198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KERR, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH,
MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES).  Provides that the 198th Judicial District is
composed of Kerr, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard, but not Concho,
counties.   

SECTION 3.  Amends Sections 74.042(d) and (g), Government Code, as follows:

(d)  Removes Mason County as a county in the Third Administrative Judicial
Region. 

(g)  Provides that the Sixth Administrative Judicial Region includes Mason
County. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.