AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Current law allows the municipal court of a municipality with a population of 700 or less to conduct its court proceedings within the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated municipality. H.B. 3561 seeks to raise the cap to allow a municipality with a population less than 3,500 to conduct municipal court proceedings within the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated municipality.
H.B. 3561 amends current law relating to the proceedings of certain municipal courts held in the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated municipality.
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 Section 29.104, Government Code, to authorize the municipal court of a municipality with a population of 3,500, rather than 700, or less to conduct its proceedings within the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated municipality.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2013.