BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 2371

                                                                                                                                          By: Carona

Transportation & Homeland Security

4/4/2009

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Former Representative Fred Hill served in the State of Texas House of Representatives for 20 years before retiring. 

As proposed, S.B. 2371 renames the Texas Department of Public Safety Garland Laboratory located at the Department of Public Safety Regional Headquarters in Garland as the Representative Fred Hill Center for Forensic Analysis in honor of former Texas State Representative Fred Hill.

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 Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, by adding Section 411.0206, as follows:

Sec.  411.0206.  REPRESENTATIVE FRED HILL CENTER FOR FORENSIC ANALYSIS.  Provides that the Texas Department of Public Safety Garland Laboratory located at the Department of Public Safety Regional Headquarters in Garland is named the Representative Fred Hill Center for Forensic Analysis in honor of former Texas State Representative Fred Hill.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2009.