HBA-DMD H.B. 2968 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2968
By: Corte
County Affairs
7/27/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, a defendant convicted of an offense in a
county court, a county court at law, or a district court was required to
pay a fee of $10 for records management and preservation services performed
by the county.  The money collected for this fee was placed in a special
fund for which expenditures originating from this fund needed prior
approval of the commissioners court of a county. H.B. 2968 requires a
defendant convicted of an offense in a county court, a county court at law,
or a district court to pay a fee of $20 for records management and
preservation services performed by the county. 

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.  Article 102.005(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, to require a
defendant convicted of an offense in a county court, a county court at law,
or a district court to pay a fee of $20, rather than $10, for records
management and preservation services performed by the county as required by
Chapter 203 (Management and Preservation of Records), Local  Government
Code. 

SECTION 2.Makes application of this Act prospective. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 4.Emergency clause.