H.B. 1733 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1733
By: Hamric
Transportation
 Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

House Bill 1733 exempts the state or a political subdivision of the state
from the responsibility of having to maintain a written weight record of
each vehicle weighed. 

The 77th Legislature passed Senate Bill 220 requiring persons weighing
cargo to keep for 180 days a written record of the vehicles weighed.  Due
to the number of vehicles weight enforcement officers routinely weigh,
keeping a weight record on every vehicle weighed is time consuming,
costly, and of no direct benefit to the state. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS

HB 1733 amends Section 621.410(e), Transportation Code, as follows:
  Section 621.410(e):excludes weight enforcement officers and vehicles
weighed on scales owned by the state or a political subdivision of the
state from having to keep a written record of vehicles weighed. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the act
takes effect September 1, 2003.