BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 283 By: Brown Jurisprudence 01-31-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Recent committee testimony indicates that in some areas of Texas, confusion exists as to which prosecuting attorney is responsible for filing protective order applications. In these situations, the county attorney may state that the district attorney was responsible for filing the application, while the district attorney may refer the applicant back to the county attorney. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 283 requires prosecuting attorneys to provide notice of their responsibility to apply for a protective order to law enforcement agencies. 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 71.04(c), Family Code, to require the prosecuting attorney responsible for filing applications for a protective order to provide notice of that responsibility to all law enforcement agencies within the jurisdiction of the prosecuting attorney. Makes nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Amends Article 5.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, to make a conforming change. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.