SRC-JEC H.B. 1766 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1766
By: Turner, Bob (Ellis, Rodney)
Jurisprudence
5/11/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law authorizes certain officials or retired officials to administer
an oath or give a certificate of the fact.  H.B. 1766 expands the authority
to allow an oath to be made or a certificate of the fact to be given by a
retired judge, senior judge, legislator, retired legislator, or the
attorney general.  

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.  Reenacts and amends Section 602.002, Government Code, as
amended by Chapters 325, 638, and 653, Acts of the 76th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1999, to authorize an oath made in this state to be
administered and a certificate of the fact given by, in addition to those
already so authorized, a retired judge, senior judge, legislator, retired
legislator, or the attorney general. 

SECTION 1.  Provides that to the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
over another Act of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, relating
to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.