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 1-62 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-63 Name: Kathy Van Kleeck x 1-64 Representing: Motorcycle Ind. Council 1-65 City: Arlington 1-66 -------------------------------------------------------------------