Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house of representatives to make corrections in H.B. No. 46.
Summary
SCR 56 is a corrective concurrent resolution directing the enrolling clerk of the House to make a technical amendment to House Bill 46 before final enrollment. Specifically, it instructs that a new subparagraph be inserted into amended Section 169.003(a)(3)(A) of the Occupations Code to add “Crohn’s disease or other inflammatory bowel disease” to the listed conditions, with the remaining subparagraphs renumbered accordingly.
The resolution does not itself create a new substantive policy program; instead, it ensures that the final enrolled version of H.B. 46 accurately reflects the Legislature’s intended language. Its practical effect is to modify the text of the underlying bill so that the affected statute will include inflammatory bowel disease in the relevant occupational licensing or eligibility provision referenced by H.B. 46.
Impact
SCR 56 affects the final enrolled text of H.B. 46 and, through that bill, the Occupations Code provision at Section 169.003(a)(3)(A). The resolution is procedural and technical in nature, but it has legal significance because it changes the statutory language that will govern the scope of the listed medical condition exception or qualification. The affected parties are those subject to the underlying occupational regulation and any individuals whose Crohn’s disease or other inflammatory bowel disease status is relevant under the amended statute.
Sentiment
The sentiment around SCR 56 appears strongly favorable and noncontroversial. It passed both chambers unanimously or near-unanimously, with the Senate adopting it 31-0 and the House adopting it 137-0 with one member present not voting. The absence of committee discussion and the unanimous votes suggest broad agreement that the resolution was a routine technical correction needed to align the enrolled bill with legislative intent.
Contention
There is little to no visible contention in the available record. The only issue addressed is a drafting or enrollment error in H.B. 46, and SCR 56 simply corrects that error by adding a missing medical condition to the statutory list. Because the resolution is corrective rather than substantive, no opposing arguments or competing policy positions are reflected in the transcripts or vote history.