BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 587
80R2256 KLA-F By: Gonzalez Toureilles et al. (Hinojosa)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Under current law, the record of the court is noted as the "minutes" and the record of criminal actions is noted as the "docket."
H.B. 587 replaces "minutes" with "record" and "docket" with "record" in order to account for advances in technology.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to any state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Article 20.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, to require the fact of a presentment of an indictment by a grand jury to be entered upon the record, rather than the minutes, of the court under certain circumstances and to make a conforming change.
SECTION 2. Amends Article 33.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, as follows:
Art. 33.07. New heading: RECORD OF CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Makes a conforming change.
SECTION 3. Amends Section 12.014(c), Property Code, to make a nonsubstantive and conforming change.
SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 2007.