BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1523 By: Hawley 03-14-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Prosecutors who are placed under the Professional Prosecutors Act may not engage in the private practice of law. In exchange, they are entitled to compensation from the State equal to that paid to a district judge. PURPOSE House Bill 1523 adds the district attorney for the 156th Judicial District to the Professional Prosecutors Act. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1 amends Government Code § 46.002 to include the district attorney for the 156th Judicial District to the Professional Prosectors Act. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION Pursuant to a public notice posted March 8, 1995, in accordance with House rules, the Committee on Judicial Affairs met in a public hearing on March 14, 1995, to consider House Bill 1523. The Chair recognized the author, Rep. Hawley, to explain the bill. George P. Morrill, II, district attorney for the 156th Judicial District, testified for H.B. 1523. There were no other witnesses for, against or neutral on the bill. Rep. Nixon moved that H.B. 1523 be reported back to the full House, without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, be printed and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 PNV and 3 absent.