BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2755

By: Price

County Affairs

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Concerns have been raised regarding the current caps on certain fees collected by county and public health districts with regard to the regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and roadside food vendors. It has been suggested that these fees may not be sufficient to fully cover related costs. H.B. 2755 seeks to provide these districts more flexibility in setting the amount of such fees.

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.

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.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2755 amends the Health and Safety Code to make the cap on the fee charged by a county or public health district for issuing or renewing a permit for a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment contingent on the amount necessary to recover the county's or district's cost for conducting inspections of those establishments and issuing permits.

H.B. 2755 sets the maximum amount of the fee charged by certain counties or public health districts for issuing or renewing such a permit or for performing an enforcement inspection related to the permit at the amount necessary to recover the annual expenditures related to the permit or inspections.

H.B. 2755 repeals the following provisions of the Health and Safety Code:

· Sections 437.012(g) and (h)

· Section 437.0123(c)

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.