BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        S.B. 1061
                                                    By: Wentworth
                                                    Jurisprudence
                                                           4-5-95
                                     Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Under Section 22.002, Texas Government Code, the supreme court is
empowered to issue writs of mandamus against courts of appeals and
district judges but not against a statutory county or probate
judge.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1061 authorizes the supreme court or justice of
the supreme court to issue certain writs to judges of lower courts.

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 22.002(a) and (b), Government Code, as
follows:

     (a)  Authorizes the supreme court or justice of the supreme
     court to issue certain writs against a statutory county court
     judge or a statutory probate court judge.
     
     (b)  Authorizes the supreme court or justice of the supreme
     court to issue a writ of mandamus to compel a statutory county
     court judge or a statutory probate court judge to proceed to
     trial and judgment in a case.
     
     SECTION 2.     Effective date:  September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.