By Moreno of Harris                                   H.B. No. 1733
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the licensing requirements for labor halls in certain
 1-3     municipalities.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 92.013(b), Labor Code, is amended to read
 1-6     as follows:
 1-7           (b)  A municipality with a population of 100,000 or more, the
 1-8     majority of the territory of which is located in a county with a
 1-9     population of 2.8 million or more, [greater than 750,000] may
1-10     establish municipal licensing requirements that impose stricter
1-11     standards than those imposed under Subchapter C.
1-12           SECTION 2.  Section 92.013, Labor Code, is amended by adding
1-13     Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-14           (d)  This section shall not apply to any temporary common
1-15     worker employer or labor hall that was licensed on or before August
1-16     31, 2001, or to any additional labor hall locations that may be
1-17     licensed by a temporary common worker employer who was licensed on
1-18     or before August 31, 2001.
1-19           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.