BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1781 By: Krause Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerns have been raised regarding the lack of access to a recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in which rules were adopted to outlaw deer breeding through cloning. Given that the meeting was held remotely, many deer breeders were unable to voice their concerns about the rule due to poor access to broadband connections in rural areas of the state. In response to the situation, there have been calls for the legislature to decide which methods of deer breeding should be legal in Texas, as it is considered the branch of government tied closest to the citizens of Texas. H.B. 1781 seeks to address this issue by authorizing deer cloning as an acceptable method of deer breeding. 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 rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Parks and Wildlife Commission in SECTION 1 of this bill. ANALYSIS H.B. 1781 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to specify that engaging in the business of breeding breeder deer, for purposes of a deer breeder's permit, includes the propagation of breeder deer by cloning. The bill authorizes the Parks and Wildlife Commission to make regulations governing this propagation. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2021.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1781
By: Krause
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1781
By: Krause
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Concerns have been raised regarding the lack of access to a recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in which rules were adopted to outlaw deer breeding through cloning. Given that the meeting was held remotely, many deer breeders were unable to voice their concerns about the rule due to poor access to broadband connections in rural areas of the state. In response to the situation, there have been calls for the legislature to decide which methods of deer breeding should be legal in Texas, as it is considered the branch of government tied closest to the citizens of Texas. H.B. 1781 seeks to address this issue by authorizing deer cloning as an acceptable method of deer breeding.
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 rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Parks and Wildlife Commission in SECTION 1 of this bill.
ANALYSIS H.B. 1781 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to specify that engaging in the business of breeding breeder deer, for purposes of a deer breeder's permit, includes the propagation of breeder deer by cloning. The bill authorizes the Parks and Wildlife Commission to make regulations governing this propagation.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2021.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Concerns have been raised regarding the lack of access to a recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in which rules were adopted to outlaw deer breeding through cloning. Given that the meeting was held remotely, many deer breeders were unable to voice their concerns about the rule due to poor access to broadband connections in rural areas of the state. In response to the situation, there have been calls for the legislature to decide which methods of deer breeding should be legal in Texas, as it is considered the branch of government tied closest to the citizens of Texas. H.B. 1781 seeks to address this issue by authorizing deer cloning as an acceptable method of deer breeding.
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 rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Parks and Wildlife Commission in SECTION 1 of this bill.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 1781 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to specify that engaging in the business of breeding breeder deer, for purposes of a deer breeder's permit, includes the propagation of breeder deer by cloning. The bill authorizes the Parks and Wildlife Commission to make regulations governing this propagation.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2021.