BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                     H.B. 3166

80R3867 MXM-D                                                                                          By: Swinford (Brimer)

Administration

5/4/2007

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logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of law if practicable.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. 3166 makes nonsubstantive revisions to 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

ARTICLE 1.  NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION OF LOCAL LAWS

(Pages 1-1515 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 2.  CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

(Pages 1515-1560 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 3.  REPEALER

(Pages 1560-1569 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 4.  GENERAL MATTERS

(Pages 1569-1570 of this bill.)

SECTION 4.01.  Sets forth the 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, 2009.