By Barrientos S.R. No. 1193
76R18172 GJH-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th
1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the
1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
1-5 Bill No. 1059, relating to the regulation of amusement rides, to
1-6 consider and take action on the following matters:
1-7 (1) Senate Rules 12.03(1), (2), (3), and (4) are suspended
1-8 to permit the committee to modify the existing text and add
1-9 additional text, in Section 3 of the bill, to added Section 4(d),
1-10 Article 21.60, Insurance Code, to read as follows:
1-11 (d) A person who operates an amusement ride in this state
1-12 shall maintain accurate records of any governmental action taken in
1-13 any state relating to that particular amusement ride, including an
1-14 inspection resulting in the repair or replacement of equipment used
1-15 in the operation of the amusement ride. The operator shall file
1-16 with the commissioner on a quarterly basis a report on a form
1-17 designed by the commissioner describing each governmental action
1-18 taken in the quarter covered by the report for which the operator
1-19 is required by this subsection to maintain records. A report is not
1-20 required under this section in any quarter in which no reportable
1-21 governmental action was taken in any state in which the person
1-22 operated the amusement ride.
1-23 Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify that
1-24 records of governmental actions are required to be maintained only
2-1 for the specific amusement ride against which the actions are taken
2-2 rather than for all amusement rides of a particular classification.
2-3 (2) Senate Rules 12.03(1), (3), and (4) are suspended to
2-4 permit the committee to modify the existing text and add additional
2-5 text, in Section 6 of the bill, to amended Section 9(a), Article
2-6 21.60, Insurance Code, to read as follows:
2-7 (a) A person commits an offense if the person [he] fails to
2-8 comply with any requirement under Section 4, [or] 5, 10(e), 10(f),
2-9 10(g), or 10(k) of this article or under any rule adopted by the
2-10 commissioner under Section 4 of this article.
2-11 Explanation: This change is necessary to create a criminal
2-12 offense for operating an amusement ride after a death has occurred
2-13 on the ride.