HBA-KMH H.B. 1350 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1350
By: Solis, Jim
Judicial Affairs
2/18/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, state law limits the amount in controversy in the Cameron County
Court at Law to no more that $100,000.  Expanding the amount would allow
cases which would normally be filed in the local district court to be filed
in the county court at law thus diminishing the caseload of the district
court.  H.B. 1350 increases the allowed amount in controversy in the county
court at law in Cameron County to $1 million. 

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 25.0332(a), Government Code, by increasing the
allowed amount in controversy in the county court at law in Cameron County
to $1 million, rather than $100,000, excluding interest. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.