RBT C.S.H.B. 57 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 57
By: Cuellar
Judicial Affairs
3/9/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the secretary or clerk of a municipality cannot administer oaths
and give certificates of the fact.  C.S.H.B. 57 authorizes the secretary or
clerk of a municipality to administer oaths and give certificates of the
fact in a matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not delegate  any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer,
department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 602.002, Government Code, to include a secretary
or clerk of a municipality in a matter pertaining to the official business
of the municipality in the list of officials who are authorized to
administer and give a certificate of the fact to an oath made in this
state. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date:  upon passage

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 57 authorizes the secretary or clerk of a municipality to
administer oaths and give certificates of the fact but limits that
authority to a matter pertaining to the official business of the
municipality.  H.B. 57 did not contain the limitation.