SRC-JBJ H.B. 1015 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1015
77R5174 RJA-DBy: Gallego (Madla)
Jurisprudence
5/3/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Many district attorneys hold public office while maintaining private
practices due to financial necessity. In some instances this practice can
hamper a district attorney's ability to focus all necessary attention on
official prosecutorial duties.  H.B. 1015 supplements the 83rd judicial
district attorney's salary when that prosecutor foregoes a private practice
to concentrate solely on prosecutorial duties by providing that the
professional prosecutors law is applicable to state a prosecutor for the
83rd 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 certain state prosecutors,
including the district attorney of the 83rd judicial district. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.