BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1626 By: Flynn Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that legislation is required to allow political subdivisions in Texas to adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under provisions of law. H.B. 1626 seeks to provide political subdivisions this tool to combat illegal drug use. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 1626 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify that provisions of law establishing the statewide application and uniformity of statutory provisions relating to over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine do not preclude a political subdivision from adopting an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under state law. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1626
By: Flynn
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1626
By: Flynn
Homeland Security & Public Safety
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties note that legislation is required to allow political subdivisions in Texas to adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under provisions of law. H.B. 1626 seeks to provide political subdivisions this tool to combat illegal drug use.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1626 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify that provisions of law establishing the statewide application and uniformity of statutory provisions relating to over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine do not preclude a political subdivision from adopting an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under state law.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that legislation is required to allow political subdivisions in Texas to adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under provisions of law. H.B. 1626 seeks to provide political subdivisions this tool to combat illegal drug use.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1626 amends the Health and Safety Code to specify that provisions of law establishing the statewide application and uniformity of statutory provisions relating to over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine do not preclude a political subdivision from adopting an ordinance, rule, or regulation authorizing or requiring a business establishment in that political subdivision that engages in over-the-counter sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine to use an electronic reporting database in addition to any other reporting or recordkeeping required under state law.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2011.