HBA-LJP H.B. 1727 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1727
By: Maxey
State Affairs
2/26/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a person who has introduced legislation seeking the
passage of certain local or special laws is required to give a notice of
intent in a publication in the locality encompassed by the bill and to
deliver the notice to the governor, the county commissioners court, and the
appropriate municipality's governing body.  While current law requires
proof of the notice in a publication, the law does not provide procedures
for delivering the notice to local officials.  House Bill 1727 provides the
manner in which the required notice is to be delivered to local officials
and requires proof that the notice was delivered. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1727 amends the Government Code to modify the required
notification procedures if a bill is proposing a local or special law, or
is creating a certain district.  The bill provides that notice must be
delivered in person or by registered certified mail not later than the 30th
day before the date on which the intended law is introduced in the
legislature.  The bill also requires proof of delivery to be made by an
affidavit of the person making the delivery of notice, accompanied by a
printed copy of the notice as delivered. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.