BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2662 By: Naishtat 5-3-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Article 21.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was written in over 30 years ago, in 1965. It included the term "Christian name" to refer to an individual's first or given name. This is the only instance that the term "Christian name" appears in Vernon's Texas Statutes. PURPOSE H.B. 2662 would make a non-substantive change to the statue by replacing the term "Christian" name with "given" name. This change would make the terminology in Article 21.07 consistent with the rest of Texas statute. 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 Article 21.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by striking the word "Christian" and substituting the word "given" in reference to a name stated in an indictment. There are no changes in the intent of the statute. SECTION 2. Provides that the law shall be implemented as follows: (a) This act applies only to offenses not committed before the September 1, 1995 effective date and defines such offenses to be those of which any element of the offense occurs before September 1, 1995. (b) Offenses committed before September 1, 1995, are governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed. SECTION 3. Effective date. SECTION 4. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 2662 was considered by the full committee in a public hearing on May 3, 1995. HB 2662 was reported favorably without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, and 3 absent.