HBA-TYH H.B. 1471 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1471
By: Hilbert
State Affairs
3/31/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently legislation can be accompanied by a fiscal note prepared by the
Legislative Budget Board. However, there is no description of the impact a
proposed measure may have on small business. H.B. 1471 allows a committee
chair in either house of the legislature to request a small business impact
statement including the regulatory and fiscal implications to small
businesses. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 314, Government Code, by adding Section 314.005,
as follows: 
 
Sec. 314.005.  SMALL BUSINESS IMPACT STATEMENT.  Requires the director of
the Legislative Budget Board (director), at the request of the chair of a
committee of either house of the legislature, to prepare a statement
describing the regulatory and fiscal effects on small businesses in this
state of a proposed bill or resolution pending before the committee.
Requires the director to prepare and deliver the statement to the chair of
the committee in the same manner as similar statements prepared by the
director, if any, under the rules of the applicable house of the
legislature.  Provides that the impact statement must be attached to the
bill or resolution following the fiscal note attached under Section 314.003
(Attachment to Bill or Resolution). Provides that for purposes of this
section, a small business is a business with fewer than 50 employees.  

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.