BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 3168
By: Cuellar of Webb
3-21-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

     Due to an overload of work assignments, the advisory board of
judges of Webb County have agreed to allow the county court at law
judges to attend the meeting among the district court judges of
said county to assist in the determination of the number of
prospective jurors that are necessary for each week of the year.


PURPOSE

     To include the county court at law judges in a meeting held by
the district judges of Webb County relating to certain jury panels
in said county and to allow the designation of a statutory county
court judge as the judge to whom general jury panels report.


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.     Section 25.2422 of the Government Code is
amended by adding subsection (k).  
     Subsec. (k) allows statutory county court judges to be
     included in weekly meetings of district judges to determine
     the necessary number of prospective jurors and to allow the
     designation of a county court-at-law judge to be the judge to
     whom the general jury panels report for jury service.

     SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.  Effective date.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

     Pursuant to a motion to suspend the five-day posting rule made
on the House Floor on March 21, 1995, the Committee on Judicial
Affairs met in a public hearing on March 21, 1995, to consider
House Bill 3168.  The Chair laid out H.B. 3168 and explained the
bill.  There were no witnesses.  Rep. Solis moved to report House
Bill 3168 favorably 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:  7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 PNV and 2 absent.