BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2029
85R8945 TSR-D	By: Lozano et al. (Perry)
	Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
	5/15/2017
	Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 2029 amends the Agriculture Code to exempt a commercial weighing or measuring device

that is exclusively used to weigh food sold for immediate consumption from statutory provisions relating to the inspection and registration of weighing or measuring devices.

 

H.B. 2029 amends current law relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.

 

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 Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Agriculture Code, by adding Section 13.1002, as follows:

 

Sec. 13.1002.� EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or measuring device that is exclusively used to weigh food sold for immediate consumption is exempt from this subchapter, including the inspection requirements under Section 13.101 (Inspection of Devices) and the registration requirements under Section 13.1011 (Requires Registration).

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2017. �