By Rosson S.B. No. 1162 74R6897 JJT-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to unannounced inspections made by certain health and 1-3 human services agencies. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Health and Safety Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 12.017 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 12.017. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-8 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-9 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-10 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Health and Safety 1-11 Code, is amended by adding Section 533.015 to read as follows: 1-12 Sec. 533.015. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-13 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-14 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-15 SECTION 3. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-16 adding Section 22.025 to read as follows: 1-17 Sec. 22.025. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-18 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-19 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-20 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-1 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-2 passage, and it is so enacted.