S.B. No. 1162 AN ACT 1-1 relating to unannounced inspections made by certain health and 1-2 human services agencies. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Health and Safety Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 12.017 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 12.017. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-7 make any inspection of a facility or program under the department's 1-8 jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-9 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Health and Safety 1-10 Code, is amended by adding Section 533.015 to read as follows: 1-11 Sec. 533.015. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-12 make any inspection of a facility or program under the department's 1-13 jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-14 SECTION 3. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-15 adding Section 22.025 to read as follows: 1-16 Sec. 22.025. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-17 make any inspection of a facility or program under the department's 1-18 jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-19 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-24 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-1 passage, and it is so enacted.