BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 41 |
By: White |
County Affairs |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the sale of fireworks to the public should be allowed for the celebration of the Juneteenth holiday. C.S.H.B. 41 seeks to provide for the sale of fireworks on and before the holiday.
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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. 41 amends the Occupations Code to include the period beginning June 16 and ending at midnight on June 23, for the Juneteenth fireworks season in a county in which the commissioners court of the county has approved the sale of fireworks during the period, among the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.
C.S.H.B. 41 amends the Local Government Code to include the Juneteenth fireworks season among the fireworks seasons during which the Texas A&M Forest Service is required to make its services available each day to respond to the request of any county for a determination whether drought conditions exist on average in the county. The bill includes June 1 of each year for the Juneteenth fireworks season among the deadlines by which a county commissioners court order prohibiting or restricting the sale or use of restricted fireworks for a given fireworks season in the unincorporated area of the county based on a drought determination must be adopted.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 41 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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