HBA-KDB H.B. 2053 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2053 By: Clark Judicial Affairs 3/9/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Legislative session, municipalities were authorized to create a municipal court of record without having to request and receive the passage of legislation by the legislature. The 76th Legislature passed legislation that ultimately required a municipality to have a local law passed before creating a municipal court of record. This legislation created confusion as to whether municipalities not listed in statute have the authority to create a municipal court of record by ordinance. House Bill 2053 authorizes municipalities to create a municipal court of record by ordinance without having a local law passed by the legislature. 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 2053 amends the Government Code to set forth that provisions relating to the general law for municipal courts of record apply to each municipality creating municipal courts of record, and to each municipality covered by other existing provisions relating to municipal courts of record. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.