SRC-JXG C.S.S.B. 56 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 56 76R4145 MLS-DBy: Harris Intergovernmental Relations 2/10/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST Currently, under S.B. 642, 75th Legislature, the common nuisance statute applies to a person maintaining a multiunit residential property, which a person habitually goes to commit several serious offenses. S.B. 642 was written for a particular neighborhood in Fort Worth, and carries a population cap of 440,000. This bill would allow the common nuisance statute to apply to any municipality. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 56 applies the existing common nuisance statute for a multiunit residential property to all municipalities. 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 125.001(c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to provide that Subsection (b) applies only to a multiunit residential property, as that term is defined by Section 125.041, that is located in a municipality, rather than a municipality with a population of at least 440,000. Deletes text regarding the 74th Legislature. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES SECTION 1. Amends Section 125.001(c), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to delete text regarding Section 1, Chapter 818, Acts of the 74th Legislature, 1995, and a minimum population of at least 440,000. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective to the effective date.