SRC-MSY C.S.S.B. 322 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 322
By: Armbrister
State Affairs
2/25/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, retired municipal judges are not authorized to
administer oaths in Texas.  As proposed, C.S.S.B. 322 amends the
Government Code to add retired municipal judges to the list of those
individuals authorized to administer an oath and give a certificate
indicating that an oath has been given. 

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.  Reenacts Section 602.002, Government Code, as amended by
Chapters 514 and 986, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001,
and amends it by amending Subsection (1) and adding Subsection (16), as
follows: 

(1)  Provides that an oath made in this state may be administered, and a
certificate of the fact given, by a retired judge of a municipal court, in
addition to certain other individuals. 

(16)  Created from existing text.  

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



SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

In SECTION 1 (Sec.  602.002 (1), Government Code) deletes the text "or a
retired judge of a municipal court" and inserts "retired judge" before "or
clerk of a municipal court."