BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 1380

80R6911 JTS-F                                                                                                            By: Shapleigh

Intergovernmental Relations

4/21/2007

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Currently, certain facilities are charged a higher fee for health inspections when they are within city limits of El Paso.  An identical business outside the city limits is charged significantly less because of its location.  The City of El Paso can charge higher fees for public health services than the county.

As proposed, S.B. 1380 requires a uniform service charge throughout a jurisdiction regardless of which governmental entity of a district charges a fee.

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 121.006, Health and Safety Code, by adding Subsection (c-1), as follows:

(c-1)  Requires a fee for a public health service charged in the jurisdiction of a public health district to be uniform throughout the district regardless of which governmental entity member of the district charges the fee.  Authorizes the fee to be set at the highest amount charged by any governmental entity member of the district.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2007.