H.B. No. 1527
AN ACT
relating to the certification of the state's primary standards of
weights and measures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.113(b), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The department shall maintain the primary [official]
standards in a safe and suitable place in the offices of the
department. The standards may not be moved except for repairs or
certification. The department shall maintain the standards in good
order and shall submit them to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology or to a laboratory approved by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for certification at least
once each 10 years.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1527 was passed by the House on April
14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1527 was passed by the Senate on May
10, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor