1-1 By: Montford S.B. No. 877 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 1993; March 15, 1993, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; 1-4 April 14, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 14, 1993, 1-6 sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Harris of Dallas x 1-10 Rosson x 1-11 Carriker x 1-12 Henderson x 1-13 Leedom x 1-14 Lucio x 1-15 Luna x 1-16 Nelson x 1-17 Patterson x 1-18 Shelley x 1-19 Sibley x 1-20 West x 1-21 Whitmire x 1-22 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 877 By: Harris of Dallas 1-23 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-24 AN ACT 1-25 relating to the requirement that the attorney general provide 1-26 certain legal services. 1-27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-28 SECTION 1. Chapter 301, Government Code, is amended by 1-29 adding Subchapter E to read as follows: 1-30 SUBCHAPTER E. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF LEGISLATURE 1-31 Sec. 301.061. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF LEGISLATURE. 1-32 (a) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (b) and to the 1-33 exception provided in Subsection (c), the legislature may employ 1-34 counsel, or authorize the counsel of a legislative agency, to file 1-35 suits on behalf of the legislature, to intervene in pending 1-36 litigation on behalf of the legislature, or to otherwise represent 1-37 the legislature in the courts of this state or in the courts of the 1-38 United States. 1-39 (b) Representation of the legislature under this section is 1-40 authorized only if: 1-41 (1) the speaker and the president of the senate 1-42 approve the representation in writing; or 1-43 (2) both houses by concurrent resolution approve the 1-44 representation. 1-45 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to the representation of 1-46 the interests of the legislature before the Supreme Court of Texas 1-47 in violation of Article IV, Section 22, of the Texas Constitution. 1-48 SECTION 2. Section 402.0211, Government Code, is repealed. 1-49 SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this 1-50 section, this Act takes effect immediately. 1-51 (b) Section 2 of this Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-52 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-53 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-54 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-55 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-56 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-57 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-58 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-59 * * * * * 1-60 Austin, 1-61 Texas 1-62 April 14, 1993 1-63 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-64 President of the Senate 1-65 Sir: 1-66 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.B. No. 1-67 877, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-68 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not 2-1 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do 2-2 pass and be printed. 2-3 Harris of 2-4 Dallas, Chairman 2-5 * * * * * 2-6 WITNESSES 2-7 FOR AGAINST ON 2-8 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-9 Name: Karen McNeeley x 2-10 Representing: Indep Bankers Assn of Texas 2-11 City: Austin 2-12 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-13 Name: Max Arrell x 2-14 Representing: Tx Rehabilitation Commission 2-15 City: Austin 2-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------