SRC-MWN H.B. 1103 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1103 77R2803 AEI-DBy: Yarbrough (Carona) Business & Commerce 4/29/2001 Engrossed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Current law authorizes a notice of assessment to be used as a method of debt collection under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. As a result of the 1993 recodification of the Labor Code, not all sections of the code reflect consistent language. H.B.1103 specifies that the Texas Workforce Commission is authorized to bring an action against a successor employer for the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest incurred by a predecessor employer. 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 204.086(b), Labor Code, to authorize the Texas Workforce Commission (commission) to bring an action under Chapter 213 for the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest as though the contribution, penalty, or interest had been incurred by the successor employer. Makes a nonsubstantive change. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.