SRC-LBB, JLB S.B. 185 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 185
78R1745 JTS-FBy: Janek
Health & Human Services
3/28/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Section  341.011(7), Texas Health and Safety Code, deems "a
collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding in the limits of a
municipality"  to be a public health nuisance. Unincorporated areas are
not included in that definition.  In Harris County, over 1.3 million
people live outside any city limit.  As proposed, S.B. 185  amends Section
341.011(7)  
to limit its coverage to areas that serve as breeding sites for mosquitos
that can transmit diseases regardless of the water collection's location. 

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 341.011, Health and Safety Code, by adding that
a collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding in the limits of a
municipality or that is a breeding area for mosquitoes that can transmit
diseases regardless of the collection's location is a public health
nuisance. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.