{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.019","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.019","heading":"STUDY ON EFFECT OF REGULATIONS ON INCIDENTS OF THEFT OF COPPER OR BRASS MATERIAL.","body":"(a) At least once every three years, the department shall conduct a study on:\n(1) the effect that the implementation of Subchapter C-2 and similar laws has had on the incidents of theft of copper or brass material; and\n(2) the manner and extent to which metal recycling entities are coordinating and cooperating with law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to assist in preventing and prosecuting that theft.\n(b) The department shall make available on the department's publicly accessible Internet website a written report on the study conducted under Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 1646), Sec. 2.03, eff. May 30, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER A-1. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.019","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f122cda3c4420e676370b7b81c8dcbce3ac5769429c3d0eaf6470001954dad8f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.018","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}