By:  Bohac, Bailey, Allen of Harris                               H.B. No. 2507
 
    (Senate Sponsor - Ellis)                                                 
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2005; 
May 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Health 
and Human Services; May 20, 2005, reported favorably by the 
following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 20, 2005, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the regulation of mobile food units and roadside food 
vendors in certain populous areas.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 121, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 121.0035 to read as follows:
	Sec. 121.0035.  REGULATION OF MOBILE FOOD UNITS AND ROADSIDE 
FOOD VENDORS IN CERTAIN POPULOUS AREAS.  (a)  In this section, 
"mobile food unit" and "roadside food vendor" have the meanings 
assigned under Section 437.001.
	(b)  A municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more 
and a county with a population of 3.4 million or more shall enforce 
state law and rules adopted under state law concerning mobile food 
units and roadside food vendors in the same manner that the county 
or municipality enforces other health and safety regulations 
relating to food service.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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