BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

                                                                                                                                              S.B. 397

                                                                                                                                            By: Harris

                                                                                                                                              Judiciary

                                                                                                       Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

Current law authorizes municipal judges, retired municipal judges, and municipal court clerks to administer oaths and provide a certificate of the fact only in matters pertaining to a duty of the court. 

 

As proposed, the bill authorizes municipal judges, retired judges, and clerks to administer oaths and provide a certificate of the fact and removes the limitation applying the authority only to matters pertaining to a duty of the court.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. 

 

ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 602.002, Government Code, as follows:

 

Sec.  602.002.  OATH MADE IN TEXAS.  Deletes existing text authorizing a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal court to administer an oath and give a certificate of the fact in a matter pertaining to a duty of the court.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Immediately on receipt of required vote; otherwise September 1, 2007.