Bill: HB 1264, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
House Criminal Jurisprudence
2nd Chamber Committee
Senate Criminal Justice
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Cindy Burkett
Co-Author(s)
Angie Chen Button
Sponsor(s)
Don Huffines
Bill Caption
Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts
in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
Under current law, certain types of municipalities are allowed to enter into agreement to have concurrent jurisdiction, with municipalities that they border, when it comes to criminal matters of the state. This bill would define those borders as being 200 yards of the boundary that marks the municipality that has a population of 1.9 million people, or 2.5 miles away from that border that traverses a major body of water.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill is local in nature and does not have a connection to our liberty principles, therefore we remain neutral.
