SRC-JEC S.B. 797 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 797 By: Wentworth Intergovernmental Relations 6/20/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, Guadalupe County has one statutory county court. S.B. 797 creates an additional statutory county court for Guadalupe County with all the powers and duties of the current statutory county court. 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 25.0961, Government Code, to provide that, rather than one statutory county court, Guadalupe County has the following statutory county courts: (1) the County Court at Law of Guadalupe County; and (2) the County Court at Law No. 2 of Guadalupe County. Provides that a county court at law in Guadalupe County sits in Seguin. SECTION 2. Provides that notwithstanding Section 25.0961, Government Code, as amended by this Act, the County Court at Law No. 2 of Guadalupe County is created January 1, 2003, or on an earlier date determined by the commissioners court by an order entered in its minutes. SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.