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.