SRC-VRA C.S.S.B. 1157 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1157 78R10927 MCK-DBy: Averitt Jurisprudence 4/5/2003 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST AND PURPOSE Current Texas law requires the attorney general to report to the governor biennially information involving Texas courts. The attorney general has not produced the statutorily required report for at least thirty years because the attorney general's office does not have access to or jurisdiction over most of the required information. C.S.S.B. 1157 deletes all requirements except two subsections of existing law. 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, to delete requirements relating to a report submitted by the attorney general to the governor regarding information on Texas courts. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2003. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES Adds "reporting" as a modifier for "duties" in the relating clause of the bill.