HBA-CBW H.B. 1473 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1473
By: Gallego
Judicial Affairs
2/21/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Constitution requires the Judicial Districts Board
(JDB) to make a statewide reapportionment of judicial districts if the
legislature fails to do so by a certain deadline. If the JDB is
unsuccessful, the reapportionment responsibility falls to the Legislative
Redistricting Board.  House Bill 1473 abolishes the JDB and repeals it
enabling legislation. 

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

House Bill 1473 amends the Government Code to repeal provisions regarding
the reapportionment of judicial districts and abolish the Judicial
Districts Board. 

EFFECTIVE DATE


January 1, 2002, if the constitutional amendment relating to the repeal of
the constitutional requirement for decennial reapportionment of the
judicial districts and the abolishment of the Judicial Districts Board is
approved by the voters.