BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 418 By: Whitmire Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties point out that a true and correct copy of a backup audio media recording can be useful for purposes of a complaint review process in determining the environment in a court proceeding that is not attainable through transcripts of conversations. S.B. 418 seeks to require a court reporter to furnish such an available recording to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on request to aid the commission in carrying out its duties. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS S.B. 418 amends the Government Code to require the official court reporter, if the court reporter has a backup audio media recording of a court proceeding and on request of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, to produce to the commission at no cost to the commission a true and correct copy of the backup audio media recording. EFFECTIVE DATE September 15, 2015.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
S.B. 418
By: Whitmire
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
S.B. 418
By: Whitmire
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties point out that a true and correct copy of a backup audio media recording can be useful for purposes of a complaint review process in determining the environment in a court proceeding that is not attainable through transcripts of conversations. S.B. 418 seeks to require a court reporter to furnish such an available recording to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on request to aid the commission in carrying out its duties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS S.B. 418 amends the Government Code to require the official court reporter, if the court reporter has a backup audio media recording of a court proceeding and on request of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, to produce to the commission at no cost to the commission a true and correct copy of the backup audio media recording.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 15, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties point out that a true and correct copy of a backup audio media recording can be useful for purposes of a complaint review process in determining the environment in a court proceeding that is not attainable through transcripts of conversations. S.B. 418 seeks to require a court reporter to furnish such an available recording to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on request to aid the commission in carrying out its duties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
S.B. 418 amends the Government Code to require the official court reporter, if the court reporter has a backup audio media recording of a court proceeding and on request of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, to produce to the commission at no cost to the commission a true and correct copy of the backup audio media recording.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 15, 2015.