HBA-TBM C.S.H.B. 1265 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1265 By: Clark Urban Affairs 3/5/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As new statutes continue to be added that deal with municipalities and old statutes remain untouched, many aspects of the language become archaic or contradictory. Currently, in the Criminal Procedure, Government, and Local Government codes, certain laws affecting municipalities and counties are in need of clarifications and technical corrections. C.S.H.B. 1265 makes these clarifications and corrections. 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. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1265 amends the Criminal Procedure, Government, and Local Government codes to make clarifications of and technical corrections in certain laws affecting municipalities and counties. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE The substitute differs from the original by amending SECTION 15 to restore the provision that exempts work done by employees of the issuer of the competitive bid and paid for as the work progresses from provisions relating to the advertisement for competitive bids (Sec. 271.056, Local Government Code).