1-1 By: Rosson S.B. No. 1162 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 1995; March 15, 1995, read 1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services; 1-4 April 20, 1995, reported favorably, as amended, by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 20, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Madla 1-7 Amend Senate Bill 1162 as follows: 1-8 (1) On page 1, line 8 (committee printing page 1, line 22), 1-9 strike "authorized." 1-10 (2) On page 1, line 13 (committee printing page 1, line 27), 1-11 strike "authorized." 1-12 (3) On page 1, line 18 (committee printing page 1, line 32), 1-13 strike "authorized." 1-14 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-15 AN ACT 1-16 relating to unannounced inspections made by certain health and 1-17 human services agencies. 1-18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-19 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Health and Safety Code, 1-20 is amended by adding Section 12.017 to read as follows: 1-21 Sec. 12.017. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-22 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-23 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-24 SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 533, Health and Safety 1-25 Code, is amended by adding Section 533.015 to read as follows: 1-26 Sec. 533.015. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-27 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-28 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-29 SECTION 3. Chapter 22, Human Resources Code, is amended by 1-30 adding Section 22.025 to read as follows: 1-31 Sec. 22.025. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS. The department may 1-32 make any authorized inspection of a facility or program under the 1-33 department's jurisdiction without announcing the inspection. 1-34 SECTION 4. 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 * * * * *