HBA-DMH H.B. 1733 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1733
By: Moreno, Joe E.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
3/1/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND 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.  House Bill 1733 modifies the minimum population requirement to
allow Pasadena to have local authority over labor halls, and licensed
common worker employers. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1733 amends the Labor Code to decrease the minimum population
requirement for a municipality from 750,000 to 100,000 or more, and
provides that the majority of the municipality be located in a county with
a population of 2.8 million or more for the municipality to establish
municipal licensing requirements. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.