Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1442 Introduced / Analysis

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                    BILL ANALYSIS        Senate Research Center   S.B. 1442     84R10517 LED-F   By: Eltife         Business & Commerce         3/19/2015         As Filed    

BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center S.B. 1442
84R10517 LED-F By: Eltife
 Business & Commerce
 3/19/2015
 As Filed

Senate Research Center

S.B. 1442

84R10517 LED-F

By: Eltife

 

Business & Commerce

 

3/19/2015

 

As Filed

       AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT   The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) helps ensure boiler safety in Texas through oversight of the safety inspections for the more than 52,000 boilers located across the state. A portion of these boiler safety inspections are performed by boiler inspectors on TDLRs staff. The remainder are performed by private sector boiler inspectors commissioned by TDLR, who typically work for organizations or agencies affiliated with insurance companies that provide insurance for a boiler that the commissioned inspector inspects. Sometimes, however, TDLR must ensure a boiler inspection is completed on a boiler when an insurance company drops the insurance coverage for the boiler. Instead of hiring more staff to complete these inspections, TDLR is seeking to add more inspection agencies, not necessarily affiliated with insurance companies, to allow TDLR to use an inspector who works for a boiler inspection agency as an authorized boiler inspector, and can be utilized as a third-party by the agency to complete these inspections.   S.B. 1442 authorizes TDLR to adopt standards for boiler inspection agencies to operate as a form of Texas boiler inspector.   As proposed, S.B. 1442 amends current law relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies.   RULEMAKING AUTHORITY   This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.    SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS   SECTION 1. Amends Section 755.032(a), Health and Safety Code, to authorize the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt standards for an inspection agency to be authorized by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to provide inspections under this chapter.    SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.      

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) helps ensure boiler safety in Texas through oversight of the safety inspections for the more than 52,000 boilers located across the state. A portion of these boiler safety inspections are performed by boiler inspectors on TDLRs staff. The remainder are performed by private sector boiler inspectors commissioned by TDLR, who typically work for organizations or agencies affiliated with insurance companies that provide insurance for a boiler that the commissioned inspector inspects. Sometimes, however, TDLR must ensure a boiler inspection is completed on a boiler when an insurance company drops the insurance coverage for the boiler. Instead of hiring more staff to complete these inspections, TDLR is seeking to add more inspection agencies, not necessarily affiliated with insurance companies, to allow TDLR to use an inspector who works for a boiler inspection agency as an authorized boiler inspector, and can be utilized as a third-party by the agency to complete these inspections.

 

S.B. 1442 authorizes TDLR to adopt standards for boiler inspection agencies to operate as a form of Texas boiler inspector.

 

As proposed, S.B. 1442 amends current law relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. 

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 755.032(a), Health and Safety Code, to authorize the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt standards for an inspection agency to be authorized by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to provide inspections under this chapter. 

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.