SRC-MWN H.B. 1733 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1733
By: Moreno, Joe E. (Jackson)
Business & Commerce
5/2/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires that a common worker employer license be issued by the
state, but permits a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more to
establish municipal licensing requirements that impose stricter standards.
When this legislation was enacted in 1995, Pasadena was not included among
municipalities that may establish stricter standards, which resulted in
many labor halls, some being overnight residential facilities, locating
there. The city does not have adequate authority to supervise these halls
with respect to fire protection systems and life safety issues for
employees. H.B. 1733 modifies the minimum population requirement to grant
Pasadena local authority over labor halls and licensed common worker
employers.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends section 92.013(b), Labor Code, to authorize a
municipality with a population of 100,000 or more, the majority of the
territory of which is located in a county with a population of 2.8 million
or more, to establish municipal licensing requirements that impose stricter
standards than those imposed under Subchapter C. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 92.013, Labor Code, to require that this section
not apply to any territory common worker employer or labor hall locations
on or before August 31, 2001, or to any additional labor hall locations
that may be licensed by a temporary common worker employer who was licensed
on or before August 31, 2001. 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2001.