SRC-TAG S.B. 9 78(1)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 9
78S10061 DLF-DBy: Brimer
State Affairs
7/3/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

As proposed, S.B. 9 establishes a statistical information reporting
requirement concerning judicial proceedings to bypass parental notice of a
minor's abortion.  The rules governing the collection and dissemination of
the information are to be developed by the Texas Supreme Court. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas supreme court in
SECTION 1 (Section 33.012, Family Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 33, Family Code, by adding Section 33.012, as
follows: 

Sec. 33.012.  STATISTICAL INFORMATION.  (a)  Requires the supreme court to
adopt rules governing the collection of statistical information relating
to the number of applications filed, granted, and denied under Section
33.003 (Notice of Abortion; Judicial Approval) and the number of
applications deemed to be granted under Section 33.003(h); and  the number
of appeals made, granted, and denied under Section 33.004 and the number
of appeals deemed to be granted under Section 33.004(b). 
 
(b)  Requires the information collected under this section to be made
available to the public in aggregate form on a regional basis, as
determined by the court. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or November 1, 2003.