HBA-BSM H.B. 2112 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2112 By: Dutton Judicial Affairs 7/26/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under previous Texas law, the supreme court was not required to notify the legislature of changes or additions to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or other rules made by the supreme court. Following the 76th legislative session, the House Committee on Civil Practices studied the rulemaking powers of the Texas Supreme Court. The committee recommended in its interim report that changes be made to the Civil Practices and Remedies Code to ensure that the inherent balance of power between the legislature and the courts remains intact and to assure that the legislature was adequately informed of rulemaking by the court that may affect current statutes. House Bill 2112 requires the secretary of state to report all rules or amendments to rules adopted by the supreme court to the next regular session of 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 2112 amends the Government Code to require the secretary of state to report rules or amendments to rules to the next regular session of the legislature by mailing a copy of the rules or amendments to each elected member of the legislature on or before December 1 immediately proceeding the session. The bill requires the supreme court to file with the secretary of state a list of each article or section of general law or each part of an article or section of general law that is modified in any way at the time the supreme court files a rule. EFFECTIVE DATE June 13, 2001.