SRC-JBJ S.B. 952 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 952
76R3023 MLS-DBy: Luna
Jurisprudence
3/11/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, a district judge may send a criminal case to the magistrate, but
the order referring the case must be in writing.  Court cases would be
expedited if the judge could read the referral into the docket rather than
writing the order.  S.B. 952 authorizes a judge to issue a written order of
referral or to read the order of referral into the minutes of the court. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 952 authorizes a judge to issue a written order of
referral or to read the order of referral into the minutes of the court. 

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 54.907(a), Government Code, to authorize a judge
to issue a written order of referral or to read the order of referral into
the minutes of the court. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date:  upon passage.