HBA-RBT H.B. 978 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 978
By: McCall
Judicial Affairs
4/6/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Collin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to request the 76th
Legislature to create a new judicial district.  Significant population
growth in Collin County has greatly increased demands on existing county
court resources.  The district courts of Collin County have a much larger
caseload than that of the statewide average.  This fact, coupled with a
sizable projected population growth over the next biennium, indicates an
even more disproportionate caseload in the future.  H.B. 978 creates an
additional district court in Collin 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.  Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, by adding
Section 24.540, as follows: 

Sec.  24.540.  395TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY).  Provides that the
395th Judicial District is composed of Collin County. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.