1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
1-3 of Banking and the regulation of certain financial institutions and
1-4 businesses; providing an administrative penalty.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 12.107, Finance Code, is amended to read
1-7 as follows:
1-8 Sec. 12.107. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section,
1-9 "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily
1-10 joined association of business or professional competitors in this
1-11 state that:
1-12 (1) is primarily designed to assist its members and
1-13 its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or
1-14 professional problems and in promoting their common interests; and
1-15 (2) includes business and professional competitors
1-16 located in this state among its members.
1-17 (b) A person may not be a department employee if:
1-18 (1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid
1-19 consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by
1-20 the department; or
1-21 (2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or
1-22 paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry
1-23 regulated by the department.
1-24 (c) A person may not act as the general counsel to the
1-25 department if the person is required to register as a lobbyist
2-1 under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's
2-2 activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to
2-3 the operation of the department [An officer or employee of the
2-4 department may not be:]
2-5 [(1) an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a
2-6 trade association in an industry regulated by the department; or]
2-7 [(2) related within the second degree by affinity or
2-8 consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to
2-9 a person who is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade
2-10 association in an industry regulated by the department].
2-11 (d) [(b)] Before the 11th day after the date on which an
2-12 employee begins employment with the department, the employee shall
2-13 read the conflict-of-interest statutes applicable to employees of
2-14 the department and sign a notarized affidavit stating that the
2-15 employee has read those statutes.
2-16 SECTION 2. Section 12.108, Finance Code, is amended to read
2-17 as follows:
2-18 Sec. 12.108. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS. (a) The
2-19 banking commissioner shall:
2-20 (1) prepare information of consumer interest
2-21 describing:
2-22 (A) the regulatory functions of the department;
2-23 and
2-24 (B) the department's procedures by which
2-25 consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the department;
2-26 and
3-1 (2) make the information available to the public and
3-2 appropriate state agencies.
3-3 (b) The department shall maintain a file on each written
3-4 complaint filed with the department. The file must include:
3-5 (1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;
3-6 (2) the date the complaint is received by the
3-7 department;
3-8 (3) the subject matter of the complaint;
3-9 (4) the name of each person contacted in relation to
3-10 the complaint;
3-11 (5) a summary of the results of the review or
3-12 investigation of the complaint; and
3-13 (6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed.
3-14 (c) The department shall provide to the person filing the
3-15 complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a
3-16 written summary of the department's policies and procedures
3-17 relating to complaint investigation and resolution [banking
3-18 commissioner shall keep an information file about each complaint
3-19 filed with the commissioner relating to an entity regulated by the
3-20 department.]
3-21 [(c) At least quarterly until final disposition of any
3-22 written complaint filed with the banking commissioner relating to
3-23 an entity regulated by the department, the commissioner shall
3-24 notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint
3-25 unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation].
3-26 SECTION 3. Section 12.109, Finance Code, is amended to read
4-1 as follows:
4-2 Sec. 12.109. SUNSET PROVISION. The office of banking
4-3 commissioner is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas
4-4 Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that
4-5 chapter, the office is abolished September 1, 2013 [2001].
4-6 SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Finance Code, is
4-7 amended by adding Sections 12.111, 12.112, and 12.113 to read as
4-8 follows:
4-9 Sec. 12.111. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The banking commissioner
4-10 or the banking commissioner's designee shall provide to agency
4-11 employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the
4-12 requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including
4-13 information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable
4-14 laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or
4-15 employees.
4-16 Sec. 12.112. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The
4-17 banking commissioner or the banking commissioner's designee shall
4-18 prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a
4-19 program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all
4-20 personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color,
4-21 disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
4-22 (b) The policy statement must include:
4-23 (1) personnel policies, including policies relating to
4-24 recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of
4-25 personnel, that show the intent of the department to avoid the
4-26 unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code;
5-1 and
5-2 (2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition
5-3 of the department's personnel is in accordance with state and
5-4 federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve
5-5 compliance with state and federal law.
5-6 (c) The policy statement must:
5-7 (1) be updated annually;
5-8 (2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human
5-9 Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and
5-10 (3) be filed with the governor's office.
5-11 Sec. 12.113. EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The banking
5-12 commissioner or the banking commissioner's designee shall provide
5-13 to agency employees information and training on the benefits and
5-14 methods of participation in the state employee incentive program.
5-15 SECTION 5. Section 154.109, Finance Code, is amended by
5-16 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
5-17 (d) The commissioner may place on probation a permit holder
5-18 whose permit is suspended. If a permit suspension is probated, the
5-19 commissioner may require the permit holder:
5-20 (1) to report regularly to the department on matters
5-21 that are the basis of the probation; or
5-22 (2) to limit its activities as prescribed by the
5-23 commissioner.
5-24 SECTION 6. Section 154.151, Finance Code, is amended by
5-25 adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
5-26 (d) A sales contract for prepaid funeral benefits, whether
6-1 in English or Spanish, must be written in plain language designed
6-2 to be easily understood by the average consumer. The contract must
6-3 be printed in an easily readable font and type size. The
6-4 department shall provide model contracts complying with this
6-5 subsection and shall enforce this subsection.
6-6 (e) The Finance Commission of Texas by rule shall establish
6-7 a standard disclosure that must be included in each contract to
6-8 inform purchasers of the goods and services that will be provided
6-9 or excluded under the contract and the circumstances under which
6-10 the contract may be modified after death of the beneficiary.
6-11 SECTION 7. Subsection (d), Section 154.155, Finance Code, is
6-12 amended to read as follows:
6-13 (d) The purchaser is entitled to receive [only] the actual
6-14 amount paid by the purchaser and half of all earnings attributable
6-15 to that money, less the amount permitted to be retained as provided
6-16 by Section 154.252, except as provided by Subsection (e) and by
6-17 Sections 154.205 and 154.254.
6-18 SECTION 8. Subchapter D, Chapter 154, Finance Code, is
6-19 amended by adding Section 154.1551 to read as follows:
6-20 Sec. 154.1551. MODIFICATION AT TIME OF FUNERAL. (a) The
6-21 funeral merchandise and services to be provided by the seller under
6-22 a fully paid prepaid funeral benefits contract may be modified
6-23 after the death of the beneficiary if the modification complies
6-24 with Subsection (b) or is otherwise agreed to in a writing signed
6-25 by the seller and the person charged with the disposition of the
6-26 beneficiary's remains by Section 711.002(a), Health and Safety
7-1 Code, except that:
7-2 (1) if the purchaser of the contract is also the
7-3 beneficiary:
7-4 (A) the contracted funeral merchandise and
7-5 services may not be modified if the contract contains a clause that
7-6 prohibits modification; and
7-7 (B) a modification may not change the type of
7-8 disposition specified by the purchaser in the contract, whether by
7-9 burial, cremation, or another alternative by which the purchaser's
7-10 remains attain their final resting place, as provided by Section
7-11 711.002(g), Health and Safety Code; and
7-12 (2) the value attributed to any contracted funeral
7-13 merchandise or service that is surrendered or exchanged in a
7-14 modification must be computed on a comparable time-price basis with
7-15 the price charged for substituted funeral merchandise or service
7-16 provided as part of the modification.
7-17 (b) The person charged with the disposition of the
7-18 beneficiary's remains by Section 711.002(a), Health and Safety
7-19 Code, may make reasonable modifications to the funeral merchandise
7-20 and services provided under a prepaid funeral contract at the time
7-21 the funeral is performed, not to exceed 10 percent of the original
7-22 purchase price of the contract. This subsection does not require
7-23 the seller to:
7-24 (1) refund a portion of the funds attributable to the
7-25 contract if the seller grants credit for surrender or exchange as
7-26 provided by Subsection (a)(2);
8-1 (2) provide substituted or additional funeral
8-2 merchandise or services in excess of credits granted under
8-3 Subsection (a)(2) unless the seller receives additional
8-4 compensation at current prices; or
8-5 (3) apply a portion of the funds attributable to the
8-6 contract or credits granted under Subsection (a)(2) to another
8-7 contract or funeral.
8-8 (c) The person charged with the disposition of the
8-9 beneficiary's remains by Section 711.002(a), Health and Safety
8-10 Code, may not modify a prepaid funeral benefits contract that has
8-11 not been fully paid at the time of death of the beneficiary except
8-12 as agreed to in a writing signed by the seller and the person.
8-13 SECTION 9. Section 154.156, Finance Code, is amended to read
8-14 as follows:
8-15 Sec. 154.156. WAIVER OF RIGHT OF CANCELLATION. (a) The
8-16 purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract may irrevocably
8-17 waive the purchaser's right to cancel the contract under Section
8-18 154.155. The waiver must [may be a part of the contract or] be in
8-19 a separate writing signed by the purchaser and the seller not
8-20 earlier than the 15th day after the date of the purchase of the
8-21 contract. The form of the waiver must comply with the requirements
8-22 for the form of a sales contract under Section 154.151.
8-23 (b) A waiver made under this section does not affect:
8-24 (1) a right the purchaser has under the contract to
8-25 change the beneficiary of the contract;
8-26 (2) the purchaser's right to cancel the contract under
9-1 Section 154.413; [or]
9-2 (3) an abandonment of the money paid by the purchaser
9-3 under the contract as provided by Subchapter G; or
9-4 (4) a modification to the contract as provided by
9-5 Section 154.1551.
9-6 SECTION 10. Section 154.252, Finance Code, is amended to
9-7 read as follows:
9-8 Sec. 154.252. RETENTION OF MONEY FOR EXPENSES. The [To
9-9 cover its selling expenses, service costs, and general overhead,
9-10 the] seller of a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract may
9-11 retain for the seller's use and benefit an amount not to exceed
9-12 one-half of all money collected or paid until the seller has
9-13 received an amount equal to 10 percent of the total amount the
9-14 purchaser agreed to pay under the contract.
9-15 SECTION 11. Section 154.406, Finance Code, is amended to
9-16 read as follows:
9-17 Sec. 154.406. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) After notice and
9-18 opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may impose an
9-19 administrative penalty on a person who:
9-20 (1) violates this chapter or a final order of the
9-21 commissioner or rule of the Finance Commission of Texas
9-22 [commissioner or department;] and
9-23 [(2)] does not correct the violation before the 31st
9-24 day after the date the person receives written notice of the
9-25 violation from the department; or
9-26 (2) engages in a pattern of violations, as determined
10-1 by the commissioner.
10-2 (b) The amount of the penalty for each violation may not
10-3 exceed $1,000 for each day the violation occurs.
10-4 (c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the
10-5 commissioner shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the
10-6 person's history of violations, and the person's good faith in
10-7 attempting to comply with this chapter.
10-8 (d) The imposition of a penalty under this section is
10-9 subject to judicial review as a contested case under Chapter 2001,
10-10 Government Code.
10-11 (e) The commissioner may collect the penalty in the same
10-12 manner that a money judgment is enforced in district court.
10-13 SECTION 12. Subchapter I, Chapter 154, Finance Code, is
10-14 amended by adding Section 154.4061 to read as follows:
10-15 Sec. 154.4061. PATTERN OF WILFUL DISREGARD. (a) If, after
10-16 a hearing conducted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code,
10-17 the trier of fact finds that a violation of this chapter or a rule
10-18 of the Finance Commission of Texas establishes a pattern of wilful
10-19 disregard for the requirements of this chapter or rules of the
10-20 finance commission, the trier of fact shall recommend to the
10-21 commissioner that the maximum administrative penalty permitted
10-22 under Section 154.406 be imposed on the person committing the
10-23 violation or that the commissioner cancel or not renew the person's
10-24 permit under this chapter.
10-25 (b) For the purposes of this section, violations corrected
10-26 as provided by Section 154.406 may be included in determining
11-1 whether a pattern of wilful disregard for the requirements of this
11-2 chapter or rules of the finance commission exists.
11-3 SECTION 13. Subchapter A, Chapter 712, Health and Safety
11-4 Code, is amended by adding Section 712.008 to read as follows:
11-5 Sec. 712.008. RULES. The Finance Commission of Texas may
11-6 adopt rules to enforce and administer this chapter, including rules
11-7 establishing fees to defray the costs of enforcing and
11-8 administering this chapter.
11-9 SECTION 14. Subchapter A, Chapter 712, Health and Safety
11-10 Code, is amended by adding Section 712.009 to read as follows:
11-11 Sec. 712.009. LIMITATIONS ON BURIALS; DAMAGES. (a) The
11-12 Finance Commission of Texas shall adopt rules to administer and
11-13 enforce this section.
11-14 (b) An individual, corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or
11-15 association that operates or owns a perpetual care cemetery may not
11-16 inter the remains of an individual who may have caused the death of
11-17 another person if:
11-18 (1) the victim is interred in that cemetery; and
11-19 (2) the person having the right to control the
11-20 disposition of the victim's remains under Section 711.002(a) gives
11-21 written notice to the cemetery requesting that the individual not
11-22 be interred in that cemetery if:
11-23 (A) the individual was convicted under Section
11-24 19.02, 19.03, 19.05, or 49.08, Penal Code, for causing the death of
11-25 the victim, or convicted under a similar statute of another state;
11-26 or
12-1 (B) the individual was identified as causing the
12-2 death of the victim, in violation of a provision described by
12-3 Paragraph (A), by the medical examiner or law enforcement agency
12-4 having jurisdiction over the offense, and the individual dies
12-5 before being convicted of the offense.
12-6 (c) An individual, corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or
12-7 association that violates Subsection (b) is liable to the person
12-8 having the right to control the disposition of the victim's remains
12-9 under Section 711.002(a) for:
12-10 (1) any actual damages incurred;
12-11 (2) punitive damages not to exceed $10,000; and
12-12 (3) reasonable attorney's fees and court costs
12-13 incurred in an effort to enforce compliance with Subsection (b).
12-14 (d) Damages under Subsection (c) may not be assessed if the
12-15 individual, corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or association
12-16 that operates the cemetery proves by a preponderance of the
12-17 evidence that:
12-18 (1) the cemetery is the only cemetery serving the
12-19 municipality or county in which the victim and individual causing
12-20 the victim's death lived; and
12-21 (2) the bodies of the victim and individual causing
12-22 the victim's death were placed as far apart as possible in, or in
12-23 different parts of, the cemetery.
12-24 (e) An individual, corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or
12-25 association operating or owning a perpetual care cemetery and
12-26 barred from interring remains of an individual under this section
13-1 may not be held liable for damages by a person having the right to
13-2 control the disposition of the individual's remains under Section
13-3 711.002(a), including damages for failure to provide for interment
13-4 under a contract executed before the delivery of the written notice
13-5 under Subsection (b)(2).
13-6 (f) A notice under Subsection (b)(2) expires seven years
13-7 after the date the notice is delivered. A new notice may be
13-8 delivered on the expiration of each previous notice.
13-9 SECTION 15. Section 712.042, Health and Safety Code, is
13-10 amended to read as follows:
13-11 Sec. 712.042. FEES. On filing a statement of funds under
13-12 Section 712.041, a corporation shall pay the commissioner a
13-13 reasonable and necessary fee set by rule adopted by the Finance
13-14 Commission of Texas under Section 712.008 [annually by the
13-15 commissioner] to defray the cost of administering this chapter.
13-16 SECTION 16. Section 712.044, Health and Safety Code, is
13-17 amended to read as follows:
13-18 Sec. 712.044. EXAMINATION OF [FUND] RECORDS; EXAMINATION
13-19 FEES AND EXPENSES. (a) The commissioner may examine the books and
13-20 records of a corporation relating to its fund, including deposits
13-21 to or withdrawals from the fund, income of the fund, and uses and
13-22 expenditures of that income, [shall be examined] annually or more
13-23 [as] often as necessary to protect the interest of plot owners. In
13-24 addition, the commissioner may examine consumer complaint files
13-25 relating to the fund or to discharge of the corporation's perpetual
13-26 care responsibilities, minutes of the corporation's board of
14-1 directors, cemetery dedication statements and plat maps, and lawn
14-2 crypt construction contracts and specifications [by the
14-3 commissioner. The examination shall cover the period of time from
14-4 the date of the last examination of the corporation's books and
14-5 records relating to its fund].
14-6 (b) A corporation that is examined under this section shall
14-7 make the specified [its] books and records [relating to its fund]
14-8 available for examination by the banking department upon reasonable
14-9 notice to the corporation and shall pay to the commissioner for the
14-10 examination a reasonable and necessary fee set by rules adopted by
14-11 the Finance Commission of Texas under Section 712.008 [annually by
14-12 the commissioner] to defray the cost of administering this chapter.
14-13 SECTION 17. Subsections (a), (b), and (c), Section 712.0441,
14-14 Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
14-15 (a) After notice and opportunity for hearing, the
14-16 commissioner may impose an administrative penalty on a person who:
14-17 (1) violates this chapter or a final order of the
14-18 commissioner or rule of the Finance Commission of Texas and does
14-19 not correct the violation before the 31st day after the date the
14-20 person receives written notice of the violation from the banking
14-21 department; or
14-22 (2) engages in a pattern of violations, as determined
14-23 by the commissioner.
14-24 (b) The amount of the penalty for each violation may not
14-25 exceed $1,000 for each day the violation occurs.
14-26 (c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the
15-1 commissioner shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the
15-2 person's history of violations, and the person's good faith in
15-3 attempting to comply with this chapter. The imposition of a
15-4 penalty under this section is subject to judicial review as a
15-5 contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. The
15-6 commissioner may collect the penalty in the same manner that a
15-7 money judgment is enforced in district court. [A corporation shall
15-8 be subject to a civil penalty upon the occurrence of any of the
15-9 following violations:]
15-10 [(1) the corporation does not make a deposit in its
15-11 fund as required by Section 712.028;]
15-12 [(2) the corporation does not file a statement of
15-13 funds as required by Section 712.041; or]
15-14 [(3) the corporation does not pay the filing fee as
15-15 required by Section 712.042.]
15-16 [(b) The trustee of a fund shall be subject to a civil
15-17 penalty upon the occurrence of either of the following violations:]
15-18 [(1) the trustee does not file a report required by
15-19 the commissioner under Section 712.043 within 30 days after the
15-20 date of the commissioner's request; or]
15-21 [(2) the fund does not comply with this chapter.]
15-22 [(c) The civil penalty that may be imposed under Subsection
15-23 (a) or (b) shall not exceed $250 per violation for each day that
15-24 the violation persists, provided, that the aggregate civil penalty
15-25 for all violations shall not exceed $500 per day. A corporation or
15-26 trustee shall have no civil penalty liability if within 30 days
16-1 after receiving written notice from the commissioner of the
16-2 violation the corporation or trustee corrects such violation by
16-3 performing the required duty or act. Any such civil penalty may be
16-4 imposed by the commissioner after notice and opportunity for
16-5 hearing in accordance with the procedures for a contested case
16-6 hearing under the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act.
16-7 In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall
16-8 consider the seriousness of the violation and the good faith of the
16-9 corporation or trustee in its attempts to achieve compliance. The
16-10 amount of such penalty may be collected by the commissioner in the
16-11 same manner that money judgments are enforced in the district
16-12 courts of this state.]
16-13 SECTION 18. Subchapter C, Chapter 712, Health and Safety
16-14 Code, is amended by adding Section 712.0442 to read as follows:
16-15 Sec. 712.0442. PATTERN OF WILFUL DISREGARD. (a) If, after
16-16 a hearing conducted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code,
16-17 the trier of fact finds that a violation of this chapter or a rule
16-18 of the Finance Commission of Texas establishes a pattern of wilful
16-19 disregard for the requirements of this chapter or rules of the
16-20 finance commission, the trier of fact shall recommend to the
16-21 commissioner that the maximum administrative penalty permitted
16-22 under Section 712.0441 be imposed on the person committing the
16-23 violation or that the commissioner cancel or not renew the person's
16-24 permit under Chapter 154, Finance Code, if the person holds such a
16-25 permit.
16-26 (b) For the purposes of this section, violations corrected
17-1 as provided by Section 712.0441 may be included in determining
17-2 whether a pattern of wilful disregard for the requirements of this
17-3 chapter or rules of the finance commission exists.
17-4 SECTION 19. Article 21.07-1, Insurance Code, is amended by
17-5 adding Section 5B to read as follows:
17-6 Sec. 5B. INSURANCE FUNDED PREPAID FUNERAL CONTRACT SALES.
17-7 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a funeral home
17-8 employee or other person who has a funeral prearrangement life
17-9 insurance agent license or a license to sell life insurance not
17-10 exceeding $15,000 and who writes only life insurance policies and
17-11 fixed annuity contracts to secure the delivery of funeral services
17-12 and merchandise under prepaid funeral contracts regulated by the
17-13 Texas Department of Banking under Chapter 154, Finance Code, is not
17-14 required to comply with any continuing education requirements in
17-15 order to maintain such a license, except that the appointing
17-16 insurance company must educate its appointed agents about any new
17-17 products sold by the licensed agent to fund prepaid funeral
17-18 contracts. Such a licensee may be appointed by more than one
17-19 insurance company.
17-20 SECTION 20. Subchapter A, Chapter 4, Business & Commerce
17-21 Code, is amended by adding Section 4.112 to read as follows:
17-22 Sec. 4.112. PAYMENT OF CHECK AT PAR. (a) Except as
17-23 otherwise provided by Chapter 3 or this chapter, a payor bank shall
17-24 pay a check drawn on it against an account with a sufficient
17-25 balance at par without regard to whether the payee holds an account
17-26 at the bank.
18-1 (b) This section does not prohibit a bank from requiring
18-2 commercially reasonable verification of the payee's identity before
18-3 settlement of the check.
18-4 (c) In addition to any remedy provided by law, the banking
18-5 commissioner, in coordination with the Finance Commission of Texas,
18-6 shall ensure that payor banks comply with the requirements of this
18-7 section.
18-8 SECTION 21. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to
18-9 Subsection (d), Section 154.155, Finance Code, do not apply to
18-10 cancellation of a contract that was executed and binding on all
18-11 parties before September 1, 2001. Such a cancellation is governed
18-12 by the law in effect when the contract was executed, and the former
18-13 law is continued in effect for that purpose.
18-14 (b) The changes in law made by this Act to Section 154.252,
18-15 Finance Code, do not apply to a contract that was executed and
18-16 binding on all parties before September 1, 2001. Such a contract
18-17 is governed by the law in effect when the contract was executed,
18-18 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
18-19 SECTION 22. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 314 passed the Senate on
March 29, 2001, by a viva-voce vote; and that the Senate concurred
in House amendments on May 24, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
_______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 314 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor