Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 441.
Summary
HCR 172 is a corrective concurrent resolution that directs the enrolling clerk of the Senate to make a single technical change to Senate Bill 441 before final enrollment. Specifically, it removes the phrase “and how to track the status of the request” from newly added Section 98B.0022(d)(2) of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The resolution does not create new policy on its own; instead, it ensures the enrolled version of SB 441 matches the Legislature’s intended language.
Because HCR 172 is a housekeeping measure, its practical effect is limited to the text of SB 441 and the statute it amends. The resolution affects the Civil Practice and Remedies Code by correcting a provision related to Section 98B.0022, but it does not independently alter rights, duties, or procedures beyond that textual correction. Its purpose is to prevent a drafting or enrollment error from carrying forward into the final enacted law.
Impact
The resolution has no standalone substantive legal effect; it operates only to amend the enrolled version of Senate Bill 441. Its impact is to correct the wording of a provision added to the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, ensuring the final statute reflects the Legislature’s intended language and avoiding ambiguity or inconsistency in the enrolled bill. The affected parties are those governed by SB 441’s underlying provisions, but HCR 172 itself is limited to a technical enrollment correction.
Sentiment
The sentiment around HCR 172 appears uniformly neutral to positive. It passed both chambers overwhelmingly, with no recorded opposition in the House and unanimous approval in the Senate. The lack of committee debate or recorded controversy suggests broad agreement that the resolution was a routine technical fix rather than a policy dispute.
Contention
There is little to no substantive contention associated with HCR 172. The only issue addressed is a technical drafting correction in SB 441, and the resolution simply instructs the enrolling clerk to delete a specific phrase. Because the measure is procedural and corrective, no opposing viewpoints are reflected in the available record, and no legislators are shown as objecting to the change.