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March 14, 2023
Bill would limit the scope of commercial regulation to state and federal levels
Op-Ed: Small Businesses Will Benefit from the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act
“Take, for example, the city of Houston, where seemingly endless layers of union-authored local rules essentially require small businesses to retain a compliance officer to help them navigate the maze of local rules that conflict with standards elsewhere in the state. If they don’t and end up breaking a local rule, they end up facing a flurry of fines that could lead to closure. “Throw in the Dallas efforts to ban gas lawnmowers, Austin’s sick leave requirements and Denton’s short-lived attempt to ban fracking and the challenges of building businesses with jobs spanning the state simply become too complex.”CLICK HERE to read the full op-ed. CLICK HERE to make your voice heard. Excerpts are below: Texas small businesses will benefit from a bill tackling regulatory consistency Dallas Morning News Rep. Dustin Burrows March 13, 2023 No matter what side of the political aisle they call home, most Texans share a general enthusiasm for our state’s remarkable ability to create and sustain jobs for hardworking families. […] If you’re not a small business owner yourself, you may not be aware of the growing impediments to meaningful growth that are popping up in cities across our state. […] A deeper dig into the cause for this misguided duplication most often reveals the influence of small but very vocal activist factions who have realized their wild-eyed agendas won’t get an inch of traction with the Texas Legislature. So they have shifted their efforts to the local level where governing bodies aren’t necessarily equipped to thoroughly vet their destructive ideas or stop them in their tracks as common sense would dictate. […] Who can blame city government leaders for wanting to avoid being called hard-hearted in public or social media by these crafty and noisy political groups? Well, you can start with small business owners whose necessarily tight margins get eaten alive by the costs associated with tracking and complying with different sets of rules in nearly every Texas city they serve. […] Throw in the Dallas efforts to ban gas lawnmowers, Austin’s sick leave requirements and Denton’s short-lived attempt to ban fracking and the challenges of building businesses with jobs spanning the state simply become too complex. […] A city council or mayor might think they’re scoring political points by passing an ordinance that runs contrary to state law, but they’re actually just undermining the intentions of the people they serve. That is why I have filed House Bill 2127, the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act, which essentially directs local governments to forgo regulating things that are already handled at the state level. This bill provides the regulatory stability and certainty that enables business owners to expand their businesses to other cities within Texas with more consistency, creating more jobs and prosperity in the process. […] In the meantime, this bill also positions Texas to capitalize on the rebounding growth of stateside manufacturing as the “onshoring” trend causes businesses to move away from geopolitical hostiles like China and back to U.S. soil. […] So, if you’re not ready for Austin to look more like Portland and Dallas to resemble San Francisco with their patchwork of job-killing ordinances and zero accountability for the champions of such foolishness, let your elected representatives know you need their support on this issue. Passing HB 2127 is a great step toward keeping the jobs coming to Texas. CLICK HERE to read the full op-ed. CLICK HERE to make your voice heard.
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