Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 900 amends Government Code provisions relating to the administration of statutory probate courts and to the assignment of statutory probate court judges. The bill requires the presiding judge of statutory probate courts to ensure that the rules of administration adopted by local statutory probate courts are in accordance with the policies and guidelines set by the supreme court, to advise local statutory probate court judges on cash flow management practices and auxiliary court services, and to perform a duty of a local administrative statutory probate court judge if the local administrative judge does not perform that duty. House Bill 900 sets forth requirements for a judge or a former or retired judge of a statutory probate court to serve as a statutory probate court judge and amends provisions regarding the assignment of statutory probate court judges. The bill authorizes a presiding judge to appoint any special or standing committees of statutory probate court judges necessary for court management and administration.