HBA-KMH H.B. 3457 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3457 By: Hinojosa Criminal Jurisprudence 3/21/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law requires bail bondsmen to be licensed and regulated by bail bond boards, but only in counties with a population of at least 110,000 people. Bail bondsmen are otherwise largely unregulated in the 240 counties with a population under 110,000 people. H.B. 3457 provides regulations for the licensing of bail bondsmen based on the number of years the license has been retained. 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. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 8, Chapter 550, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article 2372p-3, V.T.C.S.) by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d), as follows: (a) Limits application of this section to licenses under the Act which have been issued for less than six consecutive years or that have been suspended, except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section. (d) Authorizes a person who applies for renewal of a license that has been held by the person for at least six consecutive years without having been suspended or revoked under this Act and who complies with the requirements of this Act to renew the license for a period of 48 months from the date of expiration. Allows renewal under this subsection only if the board knows of no legal reason why the application should not be renewed. Authorizes a license renewed under this subsection to be renewed subsequently each 48 months in a similar manner. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.