By Maxey H.B. No. 765 76R3501 DLF-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the processing of certain fees by the Texas Department 1-3 of Health. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 431, Health and Safety 1-6 Code, is amended by adding Section 431.2245 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 431.2245. PROCESSING OF LICENSING FEES. (a) The 1-8 commissioner shall establish a system for processing licensing fees 1-9 under this chapter, including vended water facility licensing 1-10 fees. 1-11 (b) Under the fee processing system, the maximum time for 1-12 processing a fee payment made by a negotiable instrument may not 1-13 exceed 48 hours, beginning at the time that the negotiable 1-14 instrument is first received by the department and ending at the 1-15 time that the fee payment is submitted for deposit by the 1-16 department to the treasury division of the office of the 1-17 comptroller. 1-18 (c) The comptroller shall cooperate with the commissioner in 1-19 developing the fee processing system. 1-20 SECTION 2. Chapter 432, Health and Safety Code, is amended 1-21 by adding Section 432.0095 to read as follows: 1-22 Sec. 432.0095. PROCESSING OF FOOD SALVAGE ESTABLISHMENT 1-23 LICENSING FEES. (a) The commissioner shall establish a system for 1-24 processing food salvage establishment licensing fees. 2-1 (b) Under the fee processing system, the maximum time for 2-2 processing a fee payment made by a negotiable instrument may not 2-3 exceed 48 hours, beginning at the time that the negotiable 2-4 instrument is first received by the department and ending at the 2-5 time that the fee payment is submitted for deposit by the 2-6 department to the treasury division of the office of the 2-7 comptroller. 2-8 (c) The comptroller shall cooperate with the commissioner in 2-9 developing the fee processing system. 2-10 SECTION 3. The commissioner of public health shall implement 2-11 the fee processing systems required by Sections 431.2245 and 2-12 432.0095, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later 2-13 than January 1, 2000. 2-14 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.