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.