HBA-ATS H.B. 886 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 886
By: Tillery
Economic Development
3/10/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Section 212.204 of the Labor Code sets out the venues in which a resident
or nonresident of this state must file an action seeking review of an order
denying benefits to unemployment compensation.  For a resident claimant,
venue is mandatory in the county of the claimant's residence. A nonresident
claimant must file in Travis County, the county in this state in which the
claimant's last employer has its principal place of business, or the county
of the claimant's last residence in this state. 

H.B. 886 changes the venues available to residents and nonresidents for
unemployment compensation claims.  Essentially, this bill makes venue
permissible for residents as well as nonresidents in the county in this
state in which the claimant's last employer has it principal place of
business, and also in the county in which a specific division of that
employer, for which the claimant worked, is located. 

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 212.204, Labor Code, to expand the venue options
available to a resident or nonresident claimant, by including the county
where the claimant's last employer has it principal place of business and
the county where the claimant's last employer's division is located.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.