HBA-EVB S.B. 15 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 15
By: Zaffirini
State Affairs
4/14/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law provides that a person commits a Class A misdemeanor
if the person sells cigarettes in quantities less than an individual
package containing at least 20 cigarettes. S.B. 15 removes the sale of such
cigarettes from a list of offenses that are Class A misdemeanors. 

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. Amends Section 154.510, Tax Code, as follows:

Sec. 154.510. MISDEMEANOR.  Removes Section 154.504 (Possession of
Quantities Less Than Individual Package) from the list of offenses that
constitute a Class A misdemeanor under this section. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.