HBA-NLM H.B. 863 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 863
By: Puente
Licensing & Administrative Procedure
4/13/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not subject certain information, such as discussions,
thought processes, and individual votes of the members of a grievance
committee to discovery or other legal processes. H.B. 863 provides that all
information and materials compiled by a grievance committee in connection
with a complaint and investigation of an attorney are subject to discovery
or other legal process. 

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 81.072, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(h), to provide that all information and materials compiled by a grievance
committee in connection with a complaint and investigation of an attorney
are subject to discovery or other legal process. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
                       Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.