Bill
HB 2113
85(R) - 2017
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Senate Business & Commerce
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Senate Business & Commerce
Lawyers
Occupational Licensing
Vote Recommendation
Yes
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Positive
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Positive
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Neutral
Author(s)
Craig Goldman
Bill Caption
Relating to the regulation of certain companies that provide for-profit legal service contracts.
Fiscal Notes
A negative impact of $2,033,838 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Bill Analysis
Under current law, there are many provisions of code that deal with companies that provide for-profit legal service contracts. HB 2113 would repeal several subchapters of code that require company registration, financial security, and enforce disciplinary action. This bill would also decrease regulations on legal service contracts, limit the involvement of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and make violations of remaining regulations subject to action as a deceptive trade practice.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This bill supports the principles of limited government and the free market by reducing the occupational regulations on for-profit legal service contract companies, thereby enabling individuals to more easily work in their chosen profession absent onerous government regulation. For this reason, we support HB 2113.
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