BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 5370
88R8253 JTZ-D	By: Harris, Cody (Hall)
	Criminal Justice
	5/18/2023
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current law allows for the Juvenile Board of Navarro County to be composed of district judges, the district attorney, and the county judge.

Subsequent legislation established a court at law in the county. The county court at law has juvenile jurisdiction, and as such, suggestions have been made to amend statute to include court at law judges on the Navarro County Juvenile Board.

H.B. 5370 seeks to accomplish this by adding the judges of the county courts at law in the county to the composition of the juvenile board of Navarro County.

H.B. 5370 amends current law relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Navarro County.

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 152.1811(a), Human Resources Code, to provide that the juvenile board of Navarro County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Navarro County, the judges of the county courts at law in the county, and the criminal district attorney.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2023.