HBA-NLM H.B. 745 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 745
By: Eiland
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
4/26/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, professional engineers working in-house for corporations and
public utilities are exempted from paying a professional engineers fee.
However, other professionals, including doctors, lawyers, and accountants
are not exempted from paying professional fees when performing similar
in-house services.  H.B. 745 repeals Section 13B(c), The Texas Engineering
Practice Act, Article 3271(a), V.T.C.S., which provides exemptions from
specified  license and renewal fees for certain  licensed professional
engineers 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Repealer: Section 13B(c), The Texas Engineering Practice Act,
Article 3271(a), V.T.C.S. (This section provides exemptions from certain
license and renewal fees for certain licensed professional engineers.) 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
                       Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.