HBA-DMH H.B. 1216 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1216
By: Pitts
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2/28/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a person is prohibited from operating a talent agency in Texas
unless the person is registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and
Regulation (TDLR).  Under provisions relating to the regulation of talent
agencies, actors, models, and others involved in entertainment production
considered vulnerable to entertainment industry deception are protected.
However, TDLR's administrative rules limit the definition of "artist" to
actors or models, for the purpose of protecting actors or models.  House
Bill 1216 modifies the definition of "artist" to conform to TDLR's
administrative rules. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1216 amends the Occupations Code to modify the definition of
"artists" in relation to the regulation of talent agencies.  The bill
removes directors, musicians, musical directors, writers, cinematographers,
composers, lyricists, arrangers of musical compositions, and other
individuals who preform analogous professional services in specified
productions from the definition of "artist." 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.