Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 708 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a county with a population of 2.8 million or more or a public health district at least partly in that county to charge a fee for issuing or renewing a permit or inspecting a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside vendor. A county or public health district that charges a fee must set the fee in an amount that would allow recovery of at least 50 percent of the annual expenditures related to inspecting and permitting activities but would not exceed the lesser of $300 or the highest fee charged by a municipality in the county or district.