BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 2864
By: Averitt/Rusling
03-30-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

House District 56 and 57 have split school districts in Robinson,
McGregor and China Spring.  
PURPOSE

H.B. 2864 would unify communities of similar interest and enable
constituents easier access to members.  Without significantly
changing the demographics or the total population of each district,
slight changes have been made in the configuration of House
Districts 56 and 57.
The only bridges across the Brazos River in McLennan County are
located in the central county.  This plan would make the districts
more united and diminish travel time.

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.  Sections 56 and 57, Article II, Chapter 2, Acts of
the 72nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992, is revised.

     SECTION 2.  Amends Section 1, Article III, Chapter   2, Acts
of the 72nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992, by adding
subsection (d) to clearly show how to interpret the data contained
in the Redistricting Map Data Base for the State of Texas described
in subsection (a)  of this section.

     SECTION 3.  Subsection (a) indicated that in the 1996 election
for members of the 75th Legislature, the new configurations of
House Districts 56 and 57 apply.  Subsection (b) says if a vacancy
were to occur during the 74th Legislature, the current House
District 56 and 57 district lines would be applicable for that
special election.

     SECTION 4.  Emergency and effective date clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

Pursuant to public notice posted March 23, 1995, the House
Committee on Redistricting met in a public hearing on March 28,
1995.  Representative Averitt explained the bill.  The bill was
reported favorably without amendment, with the recommendation that
it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, 4 absent.