PMWJ H.B. 462 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS JUDICIAL AFFAIRS H.B. 462 By: Zbranek 2-26-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND In Texas, District Attorneys may maintain an independent law practice to supplement their pay unless they are listed in the Professional Prosecutors Act which provides additional state funding to supplement existing salaries in exchange for prohibiting the prosecutor from the private practice of law. Only about 20 elected prosecutors in Texas are not subject to the Professional Prosectutors Act. PURPOSE This includes the district attorney from the 88th Judicial District in the Professional Prosecutors Act. 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 46.002, Government Code, to add the district attorney from the 88th Judicial District to the list of professional prosecutors. SECTION 2 strikes Subsection (b) of Section 43.144 of the Government Code which allowed the Hardin County Commissioners Court to supplement the salary of the 88th Judicial District Attorney. SECTION 3. Effective date. SECTION 4. Emergency Clause.