Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2297 amends the Government Code to change the terms and membership of the Texas Judicial Council. The act removes the authority of the council to elect a chair by requiring that the chief justice of the supreme court serve as chair and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals serve as vice chair of the council. With the exception of the chief justice of the supreme court and the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals, all terms of the current members expire on September 1, 1997.