BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 1416
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The current minimum amount which a defendant is authorized to appeal from small claims court is $20. An increase in this minimum may help to expedite trials and to decrease the backlog in some of the higher level courts.
As proposed, S.B. 1416 increases the amount of a judgment that may be appealed from small claims court from $20 to $250.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 28.052(a), Government Code, by authorizing a dissatisfied party to appeal the final judgment to the county court or county court at law if the amount in controversy, exclusive of costs, exceeds $250, rather than $20.
SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2007.