BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 691 By: Walle Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerned parties contend that certain bad actors in the automotive wrecking and salvage yard industry are likely to be engaging in activities that violate the statutes in the Transportation Code specifically designed to govern that industry. The parties emphasize that the incentives to stop these violations should come in the form of an increased maximum civil penalty for those statutory violations. H.B. 691 seeks to address this issue. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. 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. 691 amends the Transportation Code to increase from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for each violation of statutory provisions regulating an automotive wrecking and salvage yard that is in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, is not located within a municipality in that county, and is established on or after September 1, 1983. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 691
By: Walle
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 691
By: Walle
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerned parties contend that certain bad actors in the automotive wrecking and salvage yard industry are likely to be engaging in activities that violate the statutes in the Transportation Code specifically designed to govern that industry. The parties emphasize that the incentives to stop these violations should come in the form of an increased maximum civil penalty for those statutory violations. H.B. 691 seeks to address this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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. 691 amends the Transportation Code to increase from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for each violation of statutory provisions regulating an automotive wrecking and salvage yard that is in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, is not located within a municipality in that county, and is established on or after September 1, 1983.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2015.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Concerned parties contend that certain bad actors in the automotive wrecking and salvage yard industry are likely to be engaging in activities that violate the statutes in the Transportation Code specifically designed to govern that industry. The parties emphasize that the incentives to stop these violations should come in the form of an increased maximum civil penalty for those statutory violations. H.B. 691 seeks to address this issue.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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. 691 amends the Transportation Code to increase from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for each violation of statutory provisions regulating an automotive wrecking and salvage yard that is in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, is not located within a municipality in that county, and is established on or after September 1, 1983.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2015.