HBA-KDB H.B. 497 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 497
By: Chisum
Judicial Affairs 
2/21/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, district attorneys may maintain an independent law
practice to supplement their pay unless their office is listed in the
Professional Prosecutors Act, which provides additional state funding to
supplement existing salaries in exchange for prohibiting the prosecutor
from the private practice of law. House Bill 497 adds the district attorney
for the 31st Judicial District to the Professional Prosecutors Act. 

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 497 amends the Government Code to add the district attorney from
the 31st Judicial District to the list of prosecutors who are subject to
the professional prosecutors law. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.