SRC-DPW S.B. 1369 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1369
76R6089 JMM-DBy: Harris
Administration
3/18/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a
complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes.  The process
involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical
order, employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future
expansion of the law, eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other
ineffective provisions, and improving the draftsmanship of the law if
practicable -- all toward promoting the stated purpose of making the
statutes "more accessible, understandable, and usable" without altering the
sense, meaning, or effect of the law. This bill provides for the adoption
of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the licensing and
regulation of certain professions and business practices, including
conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1369 provides for the adoption of a nonsubstantive
revision of statutes relating to the licensing and regulation of certain
professions and business practices, including conforming amendments,
repeals, and penalties. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

Makes nonsubstantive revisions of statutes related to the Utilities Code,
including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.  The following
codes were modified: 

 Occupations Code, Education Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code.