HBA-DMD C.S.H.B. 1187 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1187 By: Hilbert Land & Resource Management 4/26/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, district courts and county courts at law have concurrent jurisdiction in eminent domain cases. A party initiating a condemnation proceeding in a county court in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, is authorized to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle filings for that court or courts. C.S.H.B. 1187 requires a party that initiates a condemnation proceeding in a county in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle such filings for that court or courts. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 21.013(b), Property Code, to require, rather than authorize, a party that initiates a condemnation proceeding in a county in which there is one or more county courts at law with jurisdiction, to file the petition with any clerk who is authorized to handle such filings for that court or courts. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE This substitute differs from the original bill in SECTION 1 (Section 21.013(b), Property Code), by requiring the condemnation proceeding petition to be filed with a clerk authorized to handle such a document.