By: Ordaz Perez H.B. No. 4335       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to improving judicial transparency by collecting and   publishing data regarding disposition of cases in trial courts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 71.035, Subchapter C, Chapter 71,   Government Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 71.035.  STATISTICS; ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS. (a) The   council shall gather judicial statistics, including case level data   describing the amount and character of business conducted, and   other pertinent information 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 the provisions of this bill.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.