BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2089 |
By: Darby |
Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties explain that certain fee surcharges, additional fees, and fee increases imposed on various occupational licenses under legislation passed during times of revenue shortfalls are often categorized as temporary at the time of passage and assessed because the selected professions were not subject to the franchise tax in place at the time the legislation passed. The parties contend that many of the fees remain in effect despite the subsequent inclusion of the affected professions in the franchise tax and that the repeal of these fees will free up otherwise constrained capital for investment. C.S.H.B. 2089 seeks to amend current law to address this issue.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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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.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2089 repeals Occupations Code provisions establishing certain fee surcharges, additional fees, and fee increases relating to physicians, chiropractors, dentists, optometrists and therapeutic optometrists, psychologists, veterinarians, accountants, engineers, architects, landscape architects, interior designers, land surveyors, real estate brokers, and property tax consultants.
C.S.H.B. 2089 repeals Tax Code provisions relating to a tax imposed on attorneys.
C.S.H.B. 2089 repeals a Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes provision imposing a $200 fee increase under The Securities Act relating to an original or renewal application of a dealer or investment adviser or for an agent, officer, or investment adviser representative and the submission of a notice or renewal notice filing for a federal covered investment adviser or for an investment adviser representative of a federal covered investment adviser.
C.S.H.B. 2089 repeals the following provisions of the Occupations Code: · Section 153.053 · Sections 201.153(b) and (c) · Section 254.004(b) · Section 351.153 · Section 501.153 · Sections 801.154(b), (c), and (d) · Section 901.406 · Section 901.407 · Section 901.410 · Section 1001.206 · Section 1051.652 · Section 1052.0541 · Section 1053.0521 · Section 1071.1521 · Section 1101.153 · Section 1105.003(e) · Section 1152.053
C.S.H.B. 2089 repeals the following provisions: · Subchapter H, Chapter 191, Tax Code · Section 41, The Securities Act (Article 581-41, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2089 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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