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.