SRC-MWN S.B. 1133 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1133 77R2803 AEI-DBy: Carona Business & Commerce 3/19/2001 As Filed 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. As proposed, S.B. 1133 adds clarifying language defining the collection remedies the may be enforced against a successor employer liable for unpaid unemployment insurance (UI) taxes owed by the predecessor employer. 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 204.086(b), Labor Code, to authorize the Texas Employment 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. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.