HBA-NMO H.B. 3500 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3500 By: Puente Criminal Jurisprudence 3/21/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law does not require a county to accept a bail bond from an individual not licensed by that county's bail bond board. This may create a hardship for a person attempting to post bond in a county other than the person's home county. H.B. 3500 authorizes a person who holds a license issued by a county bail bond board to act as a bondsman in any court in a county in which the person is not licensed if the person is properly certified to do such by the sheriff of the county in which the person is licensed. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 4(a), Chapter 550, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article 2372p-3, V.T.C.S.), to make a conforming change. SECTION 2. Amends Section 6, Chapter 550, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article 2372p-3, V.T.C.S.), by adding Subsection (i), as follows: (i) Authorizes a person who holds a license issued by a county bail bond board to act as a bondsman in any court in a county in which the person is not licensed if the sheriff of the county in which the person is licensed issues a notarized certificate stating that the person meets the requirements of this Act for any bond executed by the bondsman outside that county. Provides that a bond issued under this subsection is subject to the property held as security on deposit or in trust in the county for which the sheriff has issued the certificate and requires the bond to be included in the total amount of potential liability recorded for that county. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.