Bill Text: TX SB783 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to state agency enforcement of laws regulating small businesses.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-01 - Referred to Business & Commerce [SB783 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB783-Introduced.html
| 86R6873 YDB-D | ||
| By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 783 | |
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| relating to state agency enforcement of laws regulating small | ||
| businesses. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2006, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2006.003 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2006.003. OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY VIOLATION; POLICY. | ||
| (a) This section applies only to a state agency with regulatory | ||
| authority over a small business. | ||
| (b) Before a state agency may impose an administrative | ||
| penalty or request imposition of a civil penalty against a small | ||
| business for a first violation of a statute or a rule administered | ||
| by the agency, the agency must allow the small business the | ||
| opportunity to remedy the violation. Notwithstanding any other | ||
| law, a violation is not considered to be a continuing violation | ||
| during the time in which the small business attempts to remedy the | ||
| violation. | ||
| (c) Each state agency subject to this section shall adopt a | ||
| policy consistent with the requirements of Subsection (b). The | ||
| policy must provide that the agency will not attempt to recover an | ||
| administrative penalty or request imposition of a civil penalty | ||
| while the small business is making reasonable attempts to remedy | ||
| the violation. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, each state agency | ||
| shall adopt and implement the policy required by Section 2006.003, | ||
| Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
