SRC-JLB H.B. 2676 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2676
78R10927 MCK-DBy: Hughes (Averitt)
Administration
5/7/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the attorney general is required to submit a biennial report to
the governor that includes certain information.  Most of this information,
however, is collected by the office of court administration, rather than
the attorney general's office.  H.B. 2676 deletes a statement of the
number of indictments found by grand juries in the state and the offenses
charged;  a statement of the number of trials, convictions, and acquittals
for each offense;  a statement of the number of dismissals;  and a summary
of the judgments rendered on conviction, the nature and amount of
penalties imposed, and the amount of fines collected from the list of
items that the attorney general must include in the biennial report. 

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 402.003, Government Code, as follows:
 
Sec. 402.003.  REPORT.  Requires the attorney general to report to the
governor on the first Monday of December of each even-numbered year.
Requires the report to include certain information for the preceding two
years. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.