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.