84R6958 SCL-F
By: King of Taylor H.B. No. 1846
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notification by certain state agencies of the
implementation or enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 431, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 431.250 to read as follows:
Sec. 431.250. NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OR
ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL ACT. Before the department or the
Department of Agriculture may enter into an agreement, memorandum
of understanding, or contract with a federal agency to implement or
enforce a provision of the federal Act, the affected department
shall:
(1) publish the proposed agreement, memorandum, or
contract in the Texas Register;
(2) allow at least 90 days for the public to submit
comments after publication;
(3) consult with and provide a copy of the submitted
public comments to the presiding officers of the standing
committees of the senate and house of representatives having
primary jurisdiction over food safety regulations; and
(4) publish a final notice in the Texas Register that
includes:
(A) a summary of the public comments and
consultation with the presiding officers;
(B) a determination on whether the affected
department will enter into the proposed agreement, memorandum, or
contract; and
(C) any changes made as a result of the public
comments or consultation with the presiding officers.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract entered
into on or after the effective date of this Act. An agreement,
memorandum, or contract entered into before the effective date of
this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement,
memorandum, or contract was entered into, and that law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.