BWH C.S.H.B. 236 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


COUNTY AFFAIRS
C.S.H.B. 236
By: Solomons
3-26-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

Large counties, with a population of 250,000 or more, must impanel jurors
in a central location. After these jurors are impaneled in a central
location, they are required to travel to courts all over the county.  Many
of these jurors have to drive more than 10 miles to the location where
they will serve on a jury.   

PURPOSE

This legislation provides jurors with relief from returning to the place
of appearance, if the juror has traveled more than 10 miles on that day. 

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.  Amends Section 62.016, Government Code by adding a new
Subsection (k) 
to provide that a juror does not have to return to the place of appearance
if they traveled more than 10 miles to the place where the proceedings are
held. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.



COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

In CSHB 236, the following changes from the original bill are made:

 1) SECTIONS 1 and 2 of the original have been deleted;

 2) The substitute adds a new SECTION 1. which amends Section 62.016,
Government Code by adding subsection (k) to provide that a juror does not
have to return to the place of appearance if they traveled more than 10
miles to the place where the proceedings are held; and 

 3) Renumbers SECTIONS 3 and 4 of the original accordingly.