HBA-SEP H.B. 2262 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2262 By: Danburg State Affairs 7/20/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 77th Legislature, state law did not prohibit a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of a state agency governing board that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. It may conflict with good public policy for the state to rely on membership in a private trade organization as a precondition for eligibility to appointment to a state licensing board. Such a precondition may give inappropriate authority to a private organization and may discriminate against professionals who choose not to belong to the particular private organization. House Bill 2262 prohibits a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of the governing board of a state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. 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 2262 amends the Occupations Code to prohibit a person from being required to be a member of a private trade association as a precondition to serving as a member of the governing board of a state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession. This prohibition does not apply to the Texas Energy Resource Council if the legislature enacts legislation creating the council. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.