HBA-NRS H.B. 388 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 388
By: Woolley
Transportation
4/4/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law establishes who is included in the definition of federal judge
for the purposes of issuing specially designed U.S. Judge license plates.
Federal administrative law judges are not included in that definition. In
order for federal administrative law judges to obtain a specially designed
U.S. Judge license plate, they must first be included in the definition of
federal judge. A U.S. Judge license plate issued by the state would
contribute to the safety of federal administrative law judges and their
families by allowing police and the FBI to readily identify federal
administrative law judges in the event of an emergency. House Bill 388
provides that federal administrative law judges are eligible to receive
U.S. Judge license plates by expanding the definition of federal judge to
include federal administrative law judges. 

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 388 amends the Transportation Code to provide that federal
administrative law judges are eligible to receive U.S. Judge license plates
by expanding the definition of federal judge to include federal
administrative law judges.     

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.