By: Harless H.B. No. 1182       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to judicial statistics and other pertinent information,   including landlord and tenant dispute information, gathered by or   reported to the Texas Judicial Council and certain populous   counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 71.035, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and   (a-3) to read as follows:          (a)  The council shall gather judicial statistics and other   pertinent information, including monthly court activity statistics   for each trial court in this state, from the several state judges   and other court officials of this state.          (a-1)  The [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.          (a-2)  A [The] monthly report required by Subsection (a) or   (a-1) must [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 the [such] form   and manner [as may be] prescribed by the office [Office of Court   Administration], which may include electronic data transfer.  The   office shall publish the information for each court on the office's   public Internet website in a searchable format.          (a-3)  In a county with a population greater than one   million, a court official for each court in the county shall submit   to the appropriate county official for publication on the county's   public Internet website a copy of each monthly report required   under Subsections (a) and (a-1) within the time required by   Subsection (a-2). The county shall publish the information for   each court on the county's Internet website in a searchable format   [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.  Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 71.0354 to read as follows:          Sec. 71.0354.  LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTE INFORMATION:   COURTS. (a) As a component of the official monthly report   submitted under Section 71.035, a court with jurisdiction over   landlord and tenant disputes shall report by category each case   filed in the court under Chapter 24, Property Code, or Title 8,   Property Code, including:                (1)  eviction suits;                (2)  suits involving the disconnection of utilities;                (3)  repair and remedy suits;                (4)  suits involving security deposits;                (5)  suits involving unlawful lockouts;                (6)  suits involving the provision of security and   safety devices; and                (7)  any other category of suit involving a landlord or   tenant brought under Title 8, Property Code, and designated by the   council.          (b)  The council may adopt rules as necessary to implement   this section.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Judicial Council shall adopt any rules   necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 4.  (a) As soon as practicable after the effective   date of this Act the Texas Judicial Council shall prescribe the   categories of landlord and tenant suits a court is required to   report under Section 71.0354, Government Code, as added by this   Act, and the procedures for reporting under that section.          (b)  Notwithstanding Section 71.0354, Government Code, as   added by this Act, a court is not required to report landlord and   tenant dispute information under that section until after the Texas   Judicial Council establishes the categories and procedures for   reporting under that section.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.