HBA-ALS H.B. 791 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 791
By: Hodge
Ways and Means
3/10/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill envelope is
required to contain the words "ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED."  Due to
recent changes in the United States Post Office Domestic Mail Manual, the
term "address correction requested" is no longer recognized by the United
States Post Office.  H.B. 791 changes the Tax Code to comply with these
changes by providing that a tax bill envelope must contain, in all capital
letters, the words "RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED," rather than "ADDRESS
CORRECTION REQUESTED,"or a statement directing the United States Postal
Service to return the tax bill if it is not deliverable as addressed.    

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 Section 31.01(a), Tax Code, to provide that the exterior
of an ad valorem tax bill must contain, in all capital letters, the words
"RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED," rather than "ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED,"or a
statement directing the United States Postal Service to return the tax bill
if it is not deliverable as addressed.  Makes nonsubstantive changes.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.