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.