HBA-MPA, BTC H.B. 310 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 310
By: Madden
Elections
2/12/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there is no statutory provision specifically establishing a
penalty for the conduct of a political party's county chair who
intentionally fails to conduct an election in a manner dictated by law.
H.B. 310 provides a criminal penalty for a county chair who knowingly fails
to perform a duty dictated by the Election Code. 

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 Chapter 161, Election Code, by adding Section 161.0091,
as follows: 

Sec. 161.0091.  COUNTY CHAIR SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTY.  Provides that a
county chair commits a Class A misdemeanor offense if the person knowingly
fails to perform a duty imposed by this code on the county chair. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.