HBA-LCA S.B. 917 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 917 By: Wentworth Judicial Affairs 5/5/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, judicial districts and administrative judicial districts are composed of counties. The 33rd Judicial District has experienced a large population increase recently. Reassigning certain counties to other districts would ease the burden on certain district courts. S.B. 917 reassigns Mason County from the 33rd Judicial District and the Third Administrative Judicial Region to the 198th Judicial District and the Sixth Administrative Region, and removes Concho County from the 198th Judicial District. 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 24.135, Government Code, as follows: Sec. 24.135. New title: 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BLANCO, BURNET, LLANO, AND SAN SABA COUNTIES). Provides that the 33rd Judicial District is composed of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba, but not Mason, counties. (b) Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Amends Section 24.377, Government Code, as follows: Sec. 24.377. New title: 198TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KERR, KIMBLE, MCCULLOCH, MASON, AND MENARD COUNTIES). Provides that the 198th Judicial District is composed of Kerr, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, and Menard, but not Concho, counties. SECTION 3. Amends Sections 74.042(d) and (g), Government Code, as follows: (d) Removes Mason County as a county in the Third Administrative Judicial Region. (g) Provides that the Sixth Administrative Judicial Region includes Mason County. SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1999.