HBA-SEP H.B. 2262 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2262 By: Danburg State Affairs 3/14/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law does not prohibit a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of a state agency governing board that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. It may conflict with good public policy for the state to rely on membership in a private trade organization as a precondition for eligibility to appointment to a state licensing board. This precondition may give inappropriate authority to a private organization and may discriminate against professionals who choose not to belong to the particular private organization. House Bill 2262 prohibits a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of the governing board of a state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. 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 2262 amends the Occupations Code to prohibit a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of the governing board of a state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.