SRC-JBJ H.B. 1845 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1845
76R7096 BDH-DBy: Swinford (Bivins)
Natural Resources
5/9/1999
Engrossed


DIGEST 

Currently, a marketing association chartered under Chapter 52, Agricultural
Code (Cooperative Marketing Associations), may provide each member of the
association with one vote.  In the past, a citrus marketing association of
Texas adopted a system of providing certain members with more than one vote
according to the amount of business each member contributes to the
marketing association. H.B. 1845 would authorize a marketing association
organized primarily for grain markets to provide a member group with more
than one vote. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1845 amends certain voting requirements of an
agricultural cooperative association. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 52.085(b), Agriculture Code, to authorize a
marketing association to provide in its articles of incorporation or bylaws
for a member association or group to have more than one vote if the
association providing for the vote is organized primarily for the
harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling,
shipping, marketing, selling, or use of grain or grainrelated products. 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.