SRC-JBJ H.B. 497 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 497
77R2428 AEI-DBy: Chisum (Bivins)
Jurisprudence
5/8/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Many district attorneys (prosecutors) hold public office while maintaining
private practices due to financial necessity.  In some instances this
practice can hamper a prosecutor's ability to focus all necessary attention
on official prosecutorial duties.  H.B. 497 supplements the salary of the
district attorney of the 31st Judicial District when that prosecutor
foregoes a private practice to concentrate solely on prosecutorial duties
by providing that the professional prosecutors law is applicable to a state
prosecutor for the 31st Judicial District.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 46.002, Government Code, to provide that this
chapter applies to all county prosecutors and to certain state prosecutors,
including the district attorney for the 31st Judicial District. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.