HBA-DMH S.B. 1319 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1319 By: Staples Civil Practices 4/23/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the secretary of state requires a person who files suit against a person outside of Texas (nonresident) regarding a business transaction or a tort to provide a statement of the name and address of the home or home office of the nonresident. The secretary of state then forwards the process to the nonresident. Senate Bill 1319 provides that on receipt of duplicate copies of the process, the secretary of state is required to immediately mail a copy of the process to the nonresident at the address provided in the submitted documents. 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 Senate Bill 1319 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide that, if the secretary of state (secretary) is served with duplicate copies of process for a nonresident, the documents are required to contain a statement of the name and address of the nonresident's home or home office and the secretary is required to immediately mail a copy of the process to the nonresident at the address provided. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.