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logical order, employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law, eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions, and improving the draftsmanship of the law if practicable -- all toward promoting the stated purpose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.