HBA-JLV H.B. 2207 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2207 By: Lewis, Glenn Criminal Jurisprudence 3/15/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE According to a 1993 Texas Attorney General's opinion, County bail-bond boards (board) cannot question the appraisal value or obtain an independent appraisal of the real estate an applicant for a bail-bondsman's license intends to convey in trust to the board as security. A 1999 codification by the 76th Legislature appears to have created a significant change in the authority of a County Bail Bond Board to consider independent appraisals of property by requiring the board or a representative of the board to determine whether an applicant possesses the financial resources to comply with license requirements. As a result of this codification, the 1993 Attorney General opinion may not have any statutory basis for allowing the bail bondsman license applicant to submit an independent appraisal of property executed in trust to the board. House Bill 2207 allows the board to obtain an independent appraisal of real property or utilize the most recent county appraisal roll market value to determine the value of the property submitted for licensure requirements. 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. ANALYSIS House Bill 2207 amends the Occupations Code to authorize the County Bail Bond Board to obtain an independent appraisal of real property or utilize the most recent county appraisal roll market value to determine the value of the property submitted by the applicant for licensure requirements as the board determines necessary to determine the value of the property. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.