SRC-MAX H.B. 500 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 500
By: Finnell (Haywood)
Criminal Justice
5-12-97
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, 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 Prosecutors Act. This bill adds the
district attorney for the 50th Judicial District to the list of district
attorneys included in the Professional Prosecutors Act. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 500 includes the district attorney for the 50th Judicial
District in the Professional Prosecutors Act.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 46.002, Government Code, provide that this
chapter applies only to certain prosecutors, including the district
attorney the 50th Judicial District, among other judicial districts. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  90 days after adjournment.