BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                               C.S.S.B. 1252

79R12131 YDB-D                                                                                                              By: Janek

Jurisprudence

4/7/2005

Committee Report (Substituted)

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Brazoria County has experienced great population growth and is in need of a new court to handle the corresponding growth in cases pending in the county courts at law.  In 1987, all the county courts at law comprised an annual case disposition of 528 cases.  In 2004, that number has doubled to 1,127 cases.

C.S.S.B. 1252 creates a fourth county court at law in Brazoria County.  

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 25.0221, Government Code, to add County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court of Brazoria County to the statutory county courts in Brazoria County.  Makes a nonsubstantive change.

SECTION 2.  Creates the County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court of Brazoria County on January 1, 2007, notwithstanding Section 25.0221, Government Code, as amended by this Act.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2005.