BILL ANALYSIS |
S.B. 1666 |
By: Hancock |
Public Health |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
A person who sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes chemical laboratory apparatus, such as beakers and flasks, in Texas keeps detailed and accurate records of all transactions related to the apparatus as a means of curtailing the illegal manufacturing of controlled substances. For chemical manufacturing companies legally engaged in commercial chemical manufacturing activities, this includes stringent recordkeeping for a significant number of apparatus.
Interested parties assert that if a chemical manufacturing company engaged in commercial research and development has received certain federal or state authorizations or designations, the company has already shown that its facilities and anti-theft measures meet high standards. S.B. 1666 seeks to acknowledge these higher standards in Texas law.
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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
S.B. 1666 amends the Health and Safety Code to establish that provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act governing chemical laboratory apparatus record-keeping requirements do not apply to a chemical manufacturer engaged in commercial research and development whose primary business is the manufacture, use, storage, or transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive materials; that operates a secure, restricted location that contains a physical plant not open to the public, the ingress into which is constantly monitored by security personnel; and that holds a federal Voluntary Protection Program Certification under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 or a Facility Operations Area authorization under the Texas Risk Reduction Program.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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