BILL ANALYSIS |
S.B. 1158 |
By: Miles |
Public Health |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that certain statutory updates relating to a food manager on duty during the operating hours of a food establishment in certain large counties, such as Harris County, are needed to reflect population growth and the latest industry terminology and standards. S.B. 1158 seeks to provide these updates.
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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. 1158 amends the Health and Safety Code to raise from 2.8 million to 4 million the minimum county population threshold that triggers a county's authority to require a food manager to be on duty during the operating hours of a food establishment and to give such a county the option of requiring a certified food manager to be on duty during those hours as an alternative to requiring a trained food manager to be on duty during those hours.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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