BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 3169
                                        By: Seidlits (Armbrister)
                                                    Jurisprudence
                                                          5-25-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Due to the excessive volume of cases in the district courts, some
important cases are not adjudicated in a timely fashion. Many
county courts take on expanded jurisdiction in order to handle the
workload.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 3169 expands the jurisdiction of Grayson County
Court at Law and sets a new  minimum salary of the county court at
law judge.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 25.0932(a), Government Code, to add to
the jurisdiction a county court at law in Grayson County has, in
addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.003 and other
law, concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in certain
civil cases, family law cases and proceedings, and felony cases.

SECTION 2. Amends Section 25.9032, Government Code, by adding
Subsection (g), to authorize the district court to transfer to a
county court at law any case over which the county court at law has
jurisdiction under Subsection (a)(2).

SECTION 3. Amends Section 25.0932(h), Government Code, to require
the judge of a county court at law to be paid an annual salary that
is at least equal to $75,000, rather than does not exceed the total
annual salary received by the county attorney.

SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 5. Emergency clause.