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.