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.