NMO S.B. 440 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 440
By: Moncrief
Public Health
4/13/1999
Engrossed


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that the Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC),
unless continued after review under the Texas Sunset Act, is abolished on
September 1, 2003.  Recent events have brought scrutiny upon TFSC.  S.B.
440 provides that TFSC, unless continued after review under the Texas
Sunset Act, is abolished on September 1, 2001.  

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 Subsection N, Section 2, Article 4582b, V.T.C.S., to
move the date on which the Funeral Service Commission is abolished from
September 1, 2003 to September 1, 2001.  

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.