HBA-BSM H.B. 2148 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2148
By: Uher
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
3/11/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a county is allowed to transfer the jurisdiction of a
juvenile without the consent of the receiving court, or even without prior
knowledge of the receiving court.  Originally this provision was to allow
the jurisdictional transfer when the entire family moved permanently to
another county or when a juvenile was temporarily staying outside the
county of residence when the offense occurred.  During the last few years
this provision has been increasingly misused.  House Bill 2148 provides the
receiving court the opportunity to consent to the transfer rather than
accepting the mandated transfer without approval. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2148 amends the Family Code to authorize a juvenile court to
transfer the case of a child who is on probation to another juvenile court
if the receiving court consents to the transfer. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.