1-1 By: Armbrister S.B. No. 428
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 22, 1993; February 23, 1993,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development;
1-4 March 23, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
1-5 Nays 0; March 23, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Parker x
1-9 Lucio x
1-10 Ellis x
1-11 Haley x
1-12 Harris of Dallas x
1-13 Harris of Tarrant x
1-14 Leedom x
1-15 Madla x
1-16 Rosson x
1-17 Shapiro x
1-18 Wentworth x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to symbols imprinted on or molded into certain plastic
1-22 containers.
1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-24 SECTION 1. Section 369.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1-25 amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to
1-26 read as follows:
1-27 (e) The department may approve the use of another nationally
1-28 or internationally recognized label coding system for
1-29 special-purpose plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers in
1-30 place of the symbols described by Subsections (c) and (d).
1-31 (f) The department shall:
1-32 (1) maintain a list of the symbols; and
1-33 (2) provide a copy of that list to any person on
1-34 request.
1-35 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-36 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-37 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-38 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-39 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-40 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-41 passage, and it is so enacted.
1-42 * * * * *
1-43 Austin,
1-44 Texas
1-45 March 23, 1993
1-46 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-47 President of the Senate
1-48 Sir:
1-49 We, your Committee on Economic Development to which was referred
1-50 S.B. No. 428, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-51 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-52 that it do pass and be printed.
1-53 Parker,
1-54 Chairman
1-55 * * * * *
1-56 WITNESSES
1-57 FOR AGAINST ON
1-58 ___________________________________________________________________
1-59 Name: Dudley Lightsey x
1-60 Representing: Tx Gen Land Office
1-61 City: Austin
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1-63 Name: Kathy Van Kleeck x
1-64 Representing: Motorcycle Ind. Council
1-65 City: Arlington
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