HBA-KMH H.B. 3828 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3828 By: Counts Judicial Affairs 4/26/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The 50th Judicial District is composed of Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties. Currently, county judges in the 50th Judicial District can try misdemeanor cases, but can only accept guilty pleas. H.B. 3828 restricts the additional jurisdiction granted the district court in Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties to the civil jurisdiction of a county court. This bill also grants general criminal jurisdiction to the County Court of Knox County. 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 24.152(b), Government Code, to provide that the district court in Baylor, Cottle, King, and Knox counties has the civil jurisdiction of a county court in addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, rather than the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court except for the jurisdiction each county court retains to receive and enter guilty pleas in misdemeanor cases SECTION 2. Amends Section 26.238, Government Code, to grant general criminal jurisdiction to the County Court of Knox County. Makes a conforming change. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.