84R6958 SCL-F
	By: King of Taylor	H.B. No. 1846

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to notification by certain state agencies of the
	implementation or enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug, and
	Cosmetic Act.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter K, Chapter 431, Health and Safety
	Code, is amended by adding Section 431.250 to read as follows:
	Sec. 431.250.  NOTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION OR
	ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL ACT. Before the department or the
	Department of Agriculture may enter into an agreement, memorandum
	of understanding, or contract with a federal agency to implement or
	enforce a provision of the federal Act, the affected department
	shall:
	(1)  publish the proposed agreement, memorandum, or
	contract in the Texas Register;
	(2)  allow at least 90 days for the public to submit
	comments after publication;
	(3)  consult with and provide a copy of the submitted
	public comments to the presiding officers of the standing
	committees of the senate and house of representatives having
	primary jurisdiction over food safety regulations; and
	(4)  publish a final notice in the Texas Register that
	includes:
	(A)  a summary of the public comments and
	consultation with the presiding officers;
	(B)  a determination on whether the affected
	department will enter into the proposed agreement, memorandum, or
	contract; and
	(C)  any changes made as a result of the public
	comments or consultation with the presiding officers.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to an agreement, memorandum of understanding, or contract entered
	into on or after the effective date of this Act. An agreement,
	memorandum, or contract entered into before the effective date of
	this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the agreement,
	memorandum, or contract was entered into, and that law is continued
	in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.