HBA-MSH C.S.H.B. 3033 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 3033
By: Moreno, Joe E.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
5/8/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) is composed of three
members appointed by the governor.  The commission is required to inspect,
supervise, and regulate every phase of the business of manufacturing,
importing, exporting, transporting, storing, selling, advertising,
labeling, and distributing of alcoholic beverages, and the possession of
alcoholic beverages for the purpose of sale or otherwise. With only three
members, the commission is unable to reflect the increasing population and
diversity of the state.  C.S.H.B. 3033 increases the number of members of
the commission from three to five and requires the governor to attempt to
reflect the geographic diversity of the state. 

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

C.S.H.B. 3033 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to increase the number of
members of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) from three
to five.  The bill requires the governor to attempt to reflect the
geographic diversity of the state in making appointments to the commission.
The bill provides that the terms of as near as possible to one-third of the
member's terms expire every two years. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 3033 differs from the original by increasing the number of members
of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) from three to five
rather than three to six.