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Senate Bill 2119 |
Senate Author: Alvarado |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Goldman et al. |
Senate Bill 2119 amends the Agriculture Code, Occupations Code, and Tax Code to transfer responsibility for the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture (TDA) to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The bill provides for various aspects of the administrative transition, requires TDLR to administer and enforce the bill's provisions and to regulate all motor fuel metering devices sold or offered for sale in Texas, and authorizes TDLR to purchase necessary apparatus and to contract with one or more holders of a service technician license or service company license to perform TDLR's duties relating to the regulation of metering devices.
Senate Bill 2119 sets out provisions relating to standard weights and measures for motor fuel and relating to the inspection and registration of motor fuel metering devices and establishes a civil penalty for a violation of those provisions or of associated administrative rules. The bill, among other provisions, defines certain such violations, creates certain Class C misdemeanor offenses, and sets out further powers and duties of TDLR with regard to these functions.
Senate Bill 2119 sets out occupational licensing procedures, requirements, and exemptions for a service technician or service company that performs motor fuel device maintenance activities and sets out the powers and duties of TDLR in connection with licensing inspections and other compliance enforcement. The bill creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for a nonexempt person who performs device maintenance activities without the required license, employs or contracts with an unlicensed person, or causes another person to commit either violation. The bill enhances the penalty for a subsequent conviction to a Class A misdemeanor.
Senate Bill 2119 sets out provisions relating to the sale, delivery, and quality of motor fuel, including provisions imposing certain notice requirements regarding fuel mixtures, requiring the Texas Commission on Licensing and Regulation to adopt minimum quality and testing standards, and setting out certain testing procedures. The bill establishes a civil penalty and authorizes an administrative penalty for certain violations of these provisions and establishes a Class C misdemeanor offense for a person who refuses to allow certain TDLR sample collection or quality testing. The bill's provisions take effect September 1, 2020, except that certain provisions relating to the transfer of regulatory functions from the TDA to TDLR take effect September 1, 2019.