BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 4595
88R6736 JSC-D	By: Leach (Johnson)
	Administration
	5/12/2023
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 4595 is a representation of work performed by the Texas Legislative Council over the course of the interim as part of its duties relating to continuing statutory revision. A general code update bill is prepared each interim to non-substantively codify laws that should be included in previously enacted codes, appropriately renumber or reletter duplicate official citations, correct enacted codes to conform the codes to the source law from which they were derived, and revise codes or parts of codes enacted during the preceding legislative session to incorporate enactments of that session.

The legislative council's legal division staff has taken meticulous steps to ensure that the update bill does not include any substantive changes to the law. The draft has been posted on the Texas Legislative Council's website for review by the public.

H.B. 4595 amends current law relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes and to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

ARTICLE 1.� GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Pages 1-2 of this bill)

ARTICLE 2.� CHANGES RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE

(Pages 2-3 of this bill)

ARTICLE 3.� CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE

(Pages 3-4 of this bill)

ARTICLE 4.� CHANGES RELATING TO CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE

(Pages 4-6 of this bill)

ARTICLE 5.� CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

(Pages 6-11 of this bill)

ARTICLE 6.� CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE

(Pages 11-24 of this bill)

ARTICLE 7.� CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTION CODE

(Pages 24-28 of this bill)

ARTICLE 8.� CHANGES RELATING TO FAMILY CODE

(Pages 28-34 of this bill)

ARTICLE 9.� CHANGES RELATING TO FINANCE CODE

(Pages 34-36 of this bill)

ARTICLE 10.� CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE

(Pages 36-43 of this bill)

ARTICLE 11.� CHANGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

(Pages 43-48 of this bill)

ARTICLE 12.� CHANGES RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES CODE

(Page 48 of this bill)

ARTICLE 13.� CHANGES RELATING TO INSURANCE CODE

(Page 48 of this bill)

ARTICLE 14.� CHANGES RELATING TO LABOR CODE

(Pages 48-49 of this bill)

ARTICLE 15.� CHANGES RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE

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ARTICLE 16.� CHANGES RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS CODE

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ARTICLE 17.� CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE

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ARTICLE 18.� CHANGES RELATING TO PROPERTY CODE

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ARTICLE 19.� CHANGES RELATING TO SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

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ARTICLE 20.� CHANGES RELATING TO TAX CODE

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ARTICLE 21.� CHANGES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION CODE

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ARTICLE 22.� CHANGES RELATING TO UTILITIES CODE

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ARTICLE 23.� CHANGES RELATING TO REVISED STATUTES

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ARTICLE 24.� REDESIGNATIONS

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ARTICLE 25.� EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 25.001. Effective date: September 1, 2023.