BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 799 By: Carona 4-11-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND The Residential Service Company Act (Article 6573b, Revised Statutes) provides for the regulation of persons who perform services pursuant to residential service contracts. Section 25 provides for certain exemptions from the Act. PURPOSE H.B. 799 would exempt from regulation under the Residential Service Company Act any person who performs air conditioning and refrigeration contracting in compliance with the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law (Article 8861, V.C.T.S.). RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 25, Residential Service Company Act (Article 6573b, Revised Statutes) by adding to exempt any person who performs air conditioning and refrigeration contracting in compliance with the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law (Article 8861, V.C.T.S.). SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995 SECTION 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 799 was heard in a Public Hearing on March 29, 1995. The Chair recognized the following persons to testify in favor of the bill: Mr. William M. Mairs, TACCA, Tx. Air Conditioning Contractors Assoc.; Mr. Fred E. Kahn, TACCA; HB 799 was left pending in committee. HB 799 was heard in a Public Hearing on April 11, 1995. The Chair called up HB 799 which was pending in committee. There was no objection. Rep. Yarbrough moved that the full committee adopt HB 799 and that it be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: AYES: 6, NAYS: 0, ABSENT: 3.