HBA-CCH H.B. 3484 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3484 By: Solomons Civil Practices 3/20/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the secretary of state requires a person who files suit against a person outside of Texas, regarding a business transaction or a tort, to provide a statement of the home or home office of the defendant. Upon serving as the statutory agent of the nonresident, the secretary of state then forwards the process to the nonresident. House Bill 3484 provides that upon the receipt of duplicate copies of the process, the secretary of state is required to immediately mail a copy of the process to the nonresident at the address provided in the submitted documents. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 3484 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to provide that if the secretary of state (secretary) is served with duplicate copies of process for a nonresident, the documents are required to contain a statement of the name and address of the nonresident's home or home office and the secretary is required to immediately mail a copy of the process to the nonresident at the address provided. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.