PMWJ H.B. 500 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS JUDICIAL AFFAIRS H.B. 500 By: Finnell 3-12-97 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 for the 50th 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 of the Government Code to add the prosecutor of the 50th district to the list of professional prosecutors. SECTION 2. Emergency clause.