SRC-JEC H.B. 842 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 842
77R4157 JMG-DBy: Keel (Duncan)
Jurisprudence
5/4/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The current heading of Article 36.29, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
imprecise as a result of previous legislative amendments to the statute.
H.B. 842 conforms the heading to the content of the statute and specifies
that a judge has discretion to determine that a juror is disabled from
sitting on the jury after a felony trial has begun.  

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 Article 36.29, Code of Criminal Procedure, by amending
the heading to read as follows: 

 Art. 36.29.  IF A JUROR DIES OR BECOMES DISABLED.

SECTION 2.  Amends Article 36.29(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, to
authorize a jury with fewer than 12 members to render a verdict when, after
a trial of a felony case begins, a juror dies or, as determined by the
judge, becomes disabled, with an exception. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.