BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	H.B. 4170
86R24171 MTB-D	By: Leach (Kolkhorst)
	Administration
	5/16/2019
	Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 4170 amends current law relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 85th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Pages 1�2)

 

ARTICLE 2. CHANGES RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CODE

(Page 3)

 

ARTICLE 3. CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE

(Pages 3�10)

 

ARTICLE 4. CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

(Page 10�26)

 

ARTICLE 5. CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE

(Pages 26�48)

 

ARTICLE 6. CHANGES RELATING TO ESTATES CODE

(Page 48�49)

 

ARTICLE 7. CHANGES RELATING TO FAMILY CODE

(Pages 48�53)

 

ARTICLE 8. CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE

(Pages 53�97)

 

ARTICLE 9. CHANGES RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

(Pages 97�99)

 

ARTICLE 10. CHANGES RELATING TO HUMAN RESOURCES CODE

(Pages 99�106)

 

ARTICLE 11. CHANGES RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE

(Pages 106�108)

 

ARTICLE 12. CHANGES RELATING TO OCCUPATIONS CODE

(Page 108�109)

 

ARTICLE 13. CHANGES RELATING TO PENAL CODE

(Pages 109�110)

 

ARTICLE 14. CHANGES RELATING TO TAX CODE

(Pages 110�119)

 

ARTICLE 15. CHANGES RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION CODE

(Pages 119�123)

 

ARTICLE 16. CHANGES RELATING TO UTILITIES CODE

(Pages 123�128)

 

ARTICLE 17. CHANGES RELATING TO WATER CODE

(Pages 128�131)

 

ARTICLE 18. CHANGES RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN CIVIL STATUTES

(Pages 131�137)

 

ARTICLE 19. CONFORMING CHANGES RELATING TO THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS

(Pages 137�152)

 

ARTICLE 20. NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISION OF CHAPTER 10, CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: PROVISIONS RELATING TO REMOVAL OF HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION THAT IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

(Pages 152�153)

 

ARTICLE 21. REDESIGNATIONS

(Pages 153�176)

 

ARTICLE 22. EFFECTIVE DATE

(Page 176)

 

Effective date: September 1, 2019.