H.B. No. 841
AN ACT
relating to certain judicial statistics and related information
gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 71.035(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The council shall gather judicial statistics and other
pertinent information, including case-level information on the
amount and character of the business transacted by courts, from the
several state judges and other court officials of this state. In
addition, the council shall implement a monthly tracking system to
ensure accountability for counties and courts which participate in
the statewide integrated system for child support, medical support,
and dental support enforcement established under Section 231.0011,
Family Code. As a duty of office, the district clerks and county
clerks serving the affected courts shall report monthly such
information as may be required by the council, including, at a
minimum, the time required to enforce cases from date of
delinquency, from date of filing, and from date of service until
date of disposition. Such information as is necessary to complete
the report and not directly within the control of the district or
county clerk, such as date of delinquency, shall be provided to the
clerk by the child support registry or by the enforcement agency
providing Title IV-D enforcement services in the court. The
monthly report shall be transmitted to the Office of Court
Administration of the Texas Judicial System no later than the 20th
day of the month following the month reported, in such form as may
be prescribed by the Office of Court Administration, which may
include electronic data transfer. Copies of such reports shall be
maintained in the office of the appropriate district or county
clerk for a period of at least two years and shall be available to
the public for inspection and reproduction.
SECTION 2. The Texas Judicial Council shall adopt rules
necessary to implement this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 841 was passed by the House on April
28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 13, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 841 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor