Bill Text: TX SB524 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a review of state laws requiring an action or proceeding to be brought in Travis County or a Travis County court.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-18 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB524 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB524-Introduced.html
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| By: Birdwell, Hinojosa | S.B. No. 524 | |
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| relating to a review of state laws requiring an action or proceeding | ||
| to be brought in Travis County or a Travis County court. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 325.0235 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 325.0235. REVIEW OF CERTAIN STATE LAWS. (a) The | ||
| commission shall review the laws of this state to identify each | ||
| statute and state agency rule that requires an action or proceeding | ||
| to be brought or considered in Travis County, a Travis County | ||
| district or statutory county court, or the Court of Appeals for the | ||
| Third Court of Appeals District. | ||
| (b) The commission shall make recommendations on whether | ||
| the location of the action or proceeding in each statute or state | ||
| agency rule identified under Subsection (a) serves a legitimate | ||
| state purpose, other than the convenience of the state agency, that | ||
| supersedes the interests of persons required to travel to Travis | ||
| County to attend or participate in the action or proceeding or | ||
| whether the identified statute or state agency rule should be | ||
| revised to authorize an action or proceeding to be brought or | ||
| considered in another county in this state. If the commission | ||
| recommends authorization of the action or proceeding in another | ||
| county, the commission shall estimate any additional costs to this | ||
| state that would be incurred in implementing the revision. | ||
| (c) The commission shall prepare a report on the statutes | ||
| and state agency rules identified under Subsection (a) and the | ||
| recommendations made and costs determined under Subsection (b) and | ||
| post the report on the commission's Internet website not later than | ||
| December 1, 2016. The commission shall submit an electronic copy of | ||
| the report prepared under this subsection to the governor, | ||
| lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
| (d) The Texas Legislative Council shall assist the | ||
| commission in identifying the statutes and state agency rules under | ||
| Subsection (a) and the Legislative Budget Board shall assist the | ||
| commission in estimating any additional costs to this state that | ||
| would be incurred in implementing the recommendations made under | ||
| Subsection (b). | ||
| (e) This section expires September 1, 2017. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
