BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                     H.B. 2019

                                                                                                                         By: Swinford (Harris)

Administration

5/13/2005

Engrossed

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes.  The process involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of law if practicable.  These efforts are carried out in order to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of the law.

H.B. 2019 makes nonsubstantive revisions to certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

H.B. 2019 provides for the nonsubstantive revision of all codes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1.  NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISIONS OF LOCAL LAWS. 

(Pages 1-476 of bill.)

ARTICLE 2.  CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

(Pages 477-507 of bill.)

ARTICLE 3.  REPEALER.

(Pages 508-511 of bill.)

ARTICLE 4.  GENERAL MATTERS. 

(Pages 511-512 of bill.)

SECTION 4.01.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.

SECTION 4.02.  PRESERVATION OF VALIDATION MADE BY PREVIOUS LAW.

SECTION 4.03.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Effective date: April 1, 2007.