1-1 By: Leedom S.B. No. 1402
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed April 21, 1993; April 22, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 5, 1993,
1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0;
1-5 May 5, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Harris of Dallas x
1-9 Rosson x
1-10 Carriker x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Leedom x
1-13 Lucio x
1-14 Luna x
1-15 Nelson x
1-16 Patterson x
1-17 Shelley x
1-18 Sibley x
1-19 West x
1-20 Whitmire x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the regulation of charter bus companies.
1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-25 SECTION 1. (a) The Railroad Commission of Texas may not
1-26 require, as a condition of obtaining or retaining a certificate of
1-27 public convenience and necessity or any other permit, license, or
1-28 certificate required for doing business in the state, that a bus
1-29 company providing charter services operate one or more regularly
1-30 scheduled transportation services.
1-31 (b) The Railroad Commission of Texas may adopt rules to
1-32 regulate bus companies providing charter services except rules in
1-33 violation of Subsection (a) of this section.
1-34 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-35 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-36 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-37 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-38 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-39 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-40 passage, and it is so enacted.
1-41 * * * * *
1-42 Austin,
1-43 Texas
1-44 May 5, 1993
1-45 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-46 President of the Senate
1-47 Sir:
1-48 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.B.
1-49 No. 1402, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-50 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-51 that it do pass and be printed.
1-52 Harris of
1-53 Dallas, Chairman
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1-55 WITNESSES
1-56 FOR AGAINST ON
1-57 ___________________________________________________________________
1-58 Name: James Edwards x
1-59 Representing: Texas Tour Bus Assn
1-60 City: Dallas
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1-62 Name: Gene Shields x
1-63 Representing: Eagle Tours Inc
1-64 City: Irving
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1-66 Name: Martha Griffin x
1-67 Representing: Gene's Bus Leasing
1-68 City: Burleson Bus Leasing
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2-2 Name: Ken Birchfield x
2-3 Representing: Carrollton Coach & Tours
2-4 City: Carrollton
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2-6 Name: Tim Vaught x
2-7 Representing: Vaught Bus Charters
2-8 City: Fort Worth
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2-10 Name: Gene Brown x
2-11 Representing: Browns Charter Service Inc
2-12 City: Irving
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2-14 Name: Ene Griffin x
2-15 Representing: Gene Griffin
2-16 City: Burleson
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