SRC-PNG S.B. 1078 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1078 76R5125 MLS-DBy: Shapleigh Intergovernmental Relations 4/6/1999 As Filed DIGEST Currently, the jurors serving in the El Paso municipal courts of record are required to be registered voters in the City of El Paso. This bill would revise the qualifications of jurors serving in the El Paso municipal courts of record to delete the requirement that a juror be a registered voter in the City of El Paso. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1078 revises the qualifications of jurors serving in the El Paso municipal courts of record. 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 30.00134(b), Government Code, to delete text requiring a juror serving in the El Paso County municipal courts of record to be a registered voter in the City of El Paso. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.