HBA-LJP H.B. 1727 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1727 By: Maxey State Affairs 2/26/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a person who has introduced legislation seeking the passage of certain local or special laws is required to give a notice of intent in a publication in the locality encompassed by the bill and to deliver the notice to the governor, the county commissioners court, and the appropriate municipality's governing body. While current law requires proof of the notice in a publication, the law does not provide procedures for delivering the notice to local officials. House Bill 1727 provides the manner in which the required notice is to be delivered to local officials and requires proof that the notice was delivered. 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 1727 amends the Government Code to modify the required notification procedures if a bill is proposing a local or special law, or is creating a certain district. The bill provides that notice must be delivered in person or by registered certified mail not later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is introduced in the legislature. The bill also requires proof of delivery to be made by an affidavit of the person making the delivery of notice, accompanied by a printed copy of the notice as delivered. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.