BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 1135

80R6415CLG-D                                                                                                               By: Brimer

Administration

3/22/2007

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Texas Legislative Council is required by law (Section 323.007,Government Code) to carry out a complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes.  The process involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of the law, if practicable.  These efforts are aimed toward promoting the stated purpose of making the statutes "more accessible, understandable, and usable" without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of the law. 

As proposed, S.B. 1135 makes nonsubstantive revisions of statutes relating to business and commerce, including conforming amendments.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to various state officers, institutions, or agencies throughout this bill..

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

S.B. 1135 provides for the nonsubstantive revision of codes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL MATTERS

(Pages 1 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 2. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS

(Titles 4 through 15 and 99. Pages 2-411 of this bill.)

TITLE 4. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS

(Pages 2-54 of this bill.)

TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND SERVICES

(Pages 54-105 of this bill.)

TITLE 6. SALE OR TRANSFER OF GOODS

(Pages 105-109 of this bill.)

TITLE 7. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, OTHER INSTRUMENTS

(Pages 109-119 of this bill.)

TITLE 8. SECURITY INSTRUMENTS

(Pages 119-127 of this bill.)

TITLE 9. APPLICABILITY OF LAW TO COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS

(Pages 127-137 of this bill.)

TITLE 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

(Pages 137-249 of this bill.)

TITLE 11. PERSONAL IDENTITY INFORMATION

(Pages 249-279 of this bill.)

TITLE 12. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS

(Pages 279-298 of this bill.)

TITLE 13. CONTESTS AND OTHER PROMOTIONS

(Pages 298-333 of this bill.)

TITLE 14. RECORDINGS

(Pages 333-341 of this bill.)

TITLE 15. CURRENCY AND TRADE

(Pages 341-363 of this bill.)

TITLE 99. MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS

(Pages 363-411 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 3. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS

(Pages 411-605 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 4. LEGISLATIVE INTENT; EFFECTIVE DATE

(Page 605 of this bill.)

SECTION 4.01. LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

SECTION 4.02. EFFECTIVE DATE. Effective date: September 1, 2007.