SRC-LBB C.S.S.B. 727 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 727
78R9712 EMT-DBy: Staples
Criminal Justice
5/8/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

C.S.S.B. 727 authorizes the comptroller to pay a single claim or an
aggregate of claims by a single claimant in an amount not to exceed
$50,000 in relation to the payment of fees awarded to certain attorneys
appointed by a court to represent indigent inmates in capital cases. 

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 403.074, Government Code, by amending
Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (h), as follows: 

 (d)  Provides an exception.

(h)  Authorizes the comptroller to pay a single claim in an amount not to
exceed $50,000 or an aggregate of claims by a single claimant during a
biennium in a total amount not to exceed $50,000 to cover the fees awarded
to an attorney appointed by a court under Section 26.051(g), Code of
Criminal Procedure, to represent an indigent inmate in a capital case. 

SECTION 2.  (a)  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.

 (b)  Makes application of this Act prospective.