HBA-KMH, KMH H.B. 2246 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2246
By: Homer
Judicial Affairs
4/7/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

H.B. 2246 provides that the district attorney of the 8th Judicial District
is elected by voters in Delta, Franklin, and Hopkins counties and limits
the duties of the district attorney to matters involving those counties.
This bill also requires the county attorney of Rains County to take up the
duties of the district attorney for all matters involving Rains County and
be compensated accordingly. 

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 43.104, Government Code, to provide that the
district attorney of the 8th Judicial District is elected by voters in
Delta, Franklin, and Hopkins counties and limits the duties of the district
attorney to matters involving those counties. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, by adding
Section 45.290, as follows: 

Sec.  45.290.  RAINS COUNTY.  Requires the county attorney for Rains County
to perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district
attorneys by general law, only in Rains County.  Entitles the county
attorney of Rains County to be compensated by the state in the manner and
amount set by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys
by the state. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.