BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 1733

                                                                                                                                      By: Swinford

State Affairs

                                                                                                                                          Introduced

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Section 141.074. of the Agriculture Code gives the Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service (the service) the authority to require each licensee to maintain records or file additional reports for the purpose of determining the accurate tonnage of commercial feed distributed in this state or identify or verify tonnage reports.  The service is entitled to examine at reasonable times those records maintained under this section.  H.B. 1733 exempts those records and reports maintained under Section 141.074 from mandatory disclosure under Chapter 552 of Government Code.

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

Amends Section 141.074 of the Agriculture Code, adding Subsection (e) which excepts a record or report maintained or filed under Section 141.074 from required disclosure.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2005.