S.B. 520 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 520 By: Duncan Judicial Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Upton County is in both the 83rd and the 112th Judicial Districts. The county commissioners do not believe that either the population or the docket size of the county warrants the county's inclusion in two districts. Accordingly, S.B. 520 removes Upton County from the 83rd Judicial District. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 520 amends the Government Code to remove Upton County from the 83rd Judicial District, makes provision for the transfer of cases pending from Upton County from the 83rd to the 112th Judicial District as well as the administration of those cases, and removes Upton County from the list of counties whose voters elect a district attorney for the 83rd district. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003.