Bill Text: TX HB7 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments; making an appropriation.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - See remarks for effective date [HB7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB7-Enrolled.html
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relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain | ||
statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting | ||
the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and | ||
assessments; making an appropriation. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 322.024 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 322.024. REDUCTION OF RELIANCE ON AVAILABLE DEDICATED | ||
REVENUE FOR BUDGET CERTIFICATION. (a) In this section, "available | ||
dedicated revenue" means revenue that Section 403.095 makes | ||
available for certification under Section 403.121. | ||
(b) The board shall: | ||
(1) develop and implement a process to review: | ||
(A) new legislative enactments that create | ||
dedicated revenue; and | ||
(B) the appropriation and accumulation of | ||
dedicated revenue and available dedicated revenue; | ||
(2) develop and implement tools to evaluate the use of | ||
available dedicated revenue for state government financing and | ||
budgeting; and | ||
(3) develop specific and detailed recommendations on | ||
actions the legislature may reasonably take to reduce state | ||
government's reliance on available dedicated revenue for the | ||
purposes of certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by | ||
Section 403.095. | ||
(c) The board shall incorporate into the board's budget | ||
recommendations appropriate measures to reduce state government's | ||
reliance on available dedicated revenue for the purposes of | ||
certification under Section 403.121 as authorized by Section | ||
403.095 and shall include with the budget recommendations plans for | ||
further reducing state government's reliance on available | ||
dedicated revenue for those purposes for the succeeding six years. | ||
(d) The board shall consult the comptroller as necessary to | ||
accomplish the objectives of Subsections (b) and (c). | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 403, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 403.0956 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 403.0956. REALLOCATION OF INTEREST ACCRUED ON CERTAIN | ||
DEDICATED REVENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, all interest or | ||
other earnings that accrue on all revenue held in an account in the | ||
general revenue fund any part of which Section 403.095 makes | ||
available for certification under Section 403.121 are available for | ||
any general governmental purpose, and the comptroller shall deposit | ||
the interest and earnings to the credit of the general revenue fund. | ||
This section does not apply to: | ||
(1) interest or earnings on revenue deposited in | ||
accordance with Section 51.008, Education Code; | ||
(2) an account that accrues interest or other earnings | ||
on deposits of state or federal money the diversion of which is | ||
specifically excluded by federal law; | ||
(3) the lifetime license endowment account; or | ||
(4) the game, fish, and water safety account. | ||
SECTION 3. Sections 361.013(a) and (f), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (e) through (i), the | ||
commission shall charge a fee on all solid waste that is disposed of | ||
within this state. The fee is 94 cents [ |
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disposal at a municipal solid waste landfill if the solid waste is | ||
measured by weight. If the solid waste is measured by volume, the | ||
fee for compacted solid waste is 30 [ |
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the fee [ |
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cubic yard received for disposal at a municipal solid waste | ||
landfill. The commission shall set the fee for sludge or similar | ||
waste applied to the land for beneficial use on a dry weight basis | ||
and for solid waste received at an incinerator or a shredding and | ||
composting facility at half the fee set for solid waste received for | ||
disposal at a landfill. The commission may charge comparable fees | ||
for other means of solid waste disposal that are used. | ||
(f) The commission may not charge a fee under Subsection (a) | ||
for source separated [ |
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including a composting and mulch processing facility located at a | ||
permitted landfill site. The commission shall credit any fee | ||
payment due under Subsection (a) for any material received and | ||
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mulch product that is produced at a [ |
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processing facility that is [ |
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landfill is not exempt from the fee. | ||
SECTION 4. Sections 361.014(a) and (b), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Revenue received by the commission under Section | ||
361.013 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of | ||
the commission. Of that [ |
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dedicated to the commission's municipal solid waste permitting | ||
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programs, and [ |
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activities that will enhance the state's solid waste management | ||
program. The commission shall issue a biennial report to the | ||
legislature describing in detail how the money was spent. The | ||
activities to enhance the state's solid waste management program | ||
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(1) provision of funds for the municipal solid waste | ||
management planning fund and the municipal solid waste resource | ||
recovery applied research and technical assistance fund | ||
established by the Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management, | ||
Resource Recovery, and Conservation Act (Chapter 363); | ||
(2) conduct of demonstration projects and studies to | ||
help local governments of various populations and the private | ||
sector to convert to accounting systems and set rates that reflect | ||
the full costs of providing waste management services and are | ||
proportionate to the amount of waste generated; | ||
(3) provision of technical assistance to local | ||
governments concerning solid waste management; | ||
(4) establishment of a solid waste resource center in | ||
the commission and an office of waste minimization and recycling; | ||
(5) provision of supplemental funding to local | ||
governments for the enforcement of this chapter, the Texas Litter | ||
Abatement Act (Chapter 365), and Chapters 391 and 683, | ||
Transportation Code; | ||
(6) conduct of a statewide public awareness program | ||
concerning solid waste management; | ||
(7) provision of supplemental funds for other state | ||
agencies with responsibilities concerning solid waste management, | ||
recycling, and other initiatives with the purpose of diverting | ||
recyclable waste from landfills; | ||
(8) conduct of research to promote the development and | ||
stimulation of markets for recycled waste products; | ||
(9) creation of a state municipal solid waste | ||
superfund, from funds appropriated, for: | ||
(A) the cleanup of unauthorized tire dumps and | ||
solid waste dumps for which a responsible party cannot be located or | ||
is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup; | ||
(B) the cleanup or proper closure of abandoned or | ||
contaminated municipal solid waste sites for which a responsible | ||
party is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup; | ||
and | ||
(C) remediation, cleanup, and proper closure of | ||
unauthorized recycling sites for which a responsible party is not | ||
immediately financially able to perform the remediation, cleanup, | ||
and closure; | ||
(10) provision of funds to mitigate the economic and | ||
environmental impacts of lead-acid battery recycling activities on | ||
local governments; and | ||
(11) provision of funds for the conduct of research by | ||
a public or private entity to assist the state in developing new | ||
technologies and methods to reduce the amount of municipal waste | ||
disposed of in landfills. | ||
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under Section 361.013, 33.3 percent is dedicated to local and | ||
regional solid waste projects consistent with regional plans | ||
approved by the commission in accordance with this chapter and to | ||
update and maintain those plans. Those revenues shall be allocated | ||
to municipal solid waste geographic planning regions for use by | ||
local governments and regional planning commissions according to a | ||
formula established by the commission that takes into account | ||
population, area, solid waste fee generation, and public health | ||
needs. Each planning region shall issue a biennial report to the | ||
legislature detailing how the revenue is spent. A project or | ||
service funded under this subsection must promote cooperation | ||
between public and private entities and may not be otherwise | ||
readily available or create a competitive advantage over a private | ||
industry that provides recycling or solid waste services. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 361.133, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: | ||
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), money in the account | ||
attributable to fees imposed under Section 361.138 may be used for | ||
environmental remediation at the site of a closed battery recycling | ||
facility located in the municipal boundaries of a municipality if | ||
the municipality submits to the commission a voluntary compliance | ||
plan for the site and is paying or has paid for part of the costs of | ||
the environmental remediation of the site. This subsection expires | ||
September 30, 2014. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 771.0711(c), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) Money collected under Subsection (b) may be used only | ||
for services related to 9-1-1 services, including automatic number | ||
identification and automatic location information services, or as | ||
authorized by Section 771.079(c). Not later than the 15th day after | ||
the end of the month in which the money is collected, the commission | ||
shall distribute to each emergency communication district that does | ||
not participate in the state system a portion of the money that | ||
bears the same proportion to the total amount collected that the | ||
population of the area served by the district bears to the | ||
population of the state. The remaining money collected under | ||
Subsection (b) shall be deposited to the 9-1-1 services fee | ||
account. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 771.079, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), money [ |
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the account may be appropriated only to the commission for | ||
planning, development, provision, or enhancement of the | ||
effectiveness of 9-1-1 service or for contracts with regional | ||
planning commissions for 9-1-1 service, including for the purposes | ||
of: | ||
(1) maintaining 9-1-1 service levels while providing | ||
for a transition to a system capable of addressing newer | ||
technologies and capable of addressing other needs; | ||
(2) planning and deploying statewide, regional, and | ||
local emergency network systems; and | ||
(3) updating geospatial mapping technologies. | ||
(c-1) The legislature may appropriate money from the | ||
account to provide assistance to volunteer fire departments under | ||
Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, only if: | ||
(1) the purposes described by Subsection (c) have been | ||
accomplished or are fully funded for the fiscal period for which an | ||
appropriation under this subsection is made; and | ||
(2) all other sources of revenue dedicated for the | ||
purposes of providing assistance to volunteer fire departments | ||
under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, are obligated for | ||
the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection | ||
is made. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 780.003(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The designated trauma facility and emergency medical | ||
services account is created as a dedicated account in the general | ||
revenue fund of the state treasury. Money in the account may be | ||
appropriated only to: | ||
(1) the department for the purposes described by | ||
Section 780.004; or | ||
(2) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for | ||
graduate-level: | ||
(A) medical education programs; or | ||
(B) nursing education programs. | ||
SECTION 9. Section 2007.002, Insurance Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2007.002. ASSESSMENT. The comptroller shall assess | ||
against all insurers to which this chapter applies amounts for each | ||
state fiscal year necessary, as determined by the commissioner, to | ||
collect a combined total equal to the lesser of the total amount | ||
that the General Appropriations Act appropriates from the volunteer | ||
fire department assistance fund account in the general revenue fund | ||
for that state fiscal year and [ |
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SECTION 10. Section 81.067(c), Natural Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The fund consists of: | ||
(1) proceeds from bonds and other financial security | ||
required by this chapter and benefits under well-specific plugging | ||
insurance policies described by Section 91.104(c) that are paid to | ||
the state as contingent beneficiary of the policies, subject to the | ||
refund provisions of Section 91.1091, if applicable; | ||
(2) private contributions, including contributions | ||
made under Section 89.084; | ||
(3) expenses collected under Section 89.083; | ||
(4) fees imposed under Section 85.2021; | ||
(5) costs recovered under Section 91.457 or 91.459; | ||
(6) proceeds collected under Sections 89.085 and | ||
91.115; | ||
(7) interest earned on the funds deposited in the | ||
fund; | ||
(8) oil and gas waste hauler permit application fees | ||
collected under Section 29.015, Water Code; | ||
(9) costs recovered under Section 91.113(f); | ||
(10) hazardous oil and gas waste generation fees | ||
collected under Section 91.605; | ||
(11) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on oil | ||
collected under Section 81.116; | ||
(12) oil-field cleanup regulatory fees on gas | ||
collected under Section 81.117; | ||
(13) fees for a reissued certificate collected under | ||
Section 91.707; | ||
(14) fees collected under Section 91.1013; | ||
(15) fees collected under Section 89.088; | ||
(16) fees collected under Section 91.142; | ||
(17) fees collected under Section 91.654; | ||
(18) costs recovered under Sections 91.656 and 91.657; | ||
(19) two-thirds of the fees collected under Section | ||
81.0521; | ||
(20) fees collected under Sections 89.024 and 89.026; | ||
(21) legislative appropriations; [ |
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(22) any surcharges collected under Section 81.070; | ||
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(23) fees collected under Section 91.0115. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 81.068, Natural Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 81.068. PURPOSES [ |
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AND CLEANUP FUND. Money in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup | ||
fund may be used by the commission or its employees or agents for | ||
any purpose related to the regulation of oil and gas development, | ||
including oil and gas monitoring and inspections, oil and gas | ||
remediation, and oil and gas well plugging, the study and | ||
evaluation of electronic access to geologic data and surface casing | ||
depths necessary to protect usable groundwater in this state, | ||
alternative fuels programs under Section 81.0681, public | ||
information and services related to those activities, and | ||
administrative costs and state benefits for personnel involved in | ||
those activities. | ||
SECTION 12. Subchapter C, Chapter 81, Natural Resources | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 81.0681 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 81.0681. ALTERNATIVE FUELS PROGRAMS. (a) The | ||
commission shall adopt all necessary rules relating to activities | ||
regarding the use of alternative fuels that are or have the | ||
potential to be effective in improving the air quality, energy | ||
security, or economy of this state. | ||
(b) The commission shall use the oil and gas regulation and | ||
cleanup fund to pay for activities relating to the use of | ||
alternative fuels, including direct and indirect costs relating to: | ||
(1) researching all possible uses of liquefied | ||
petroleum gas and natural gas as alternative fuels; | ||
(2) researching, developing, and implementing | ||
marketing, advertising, and informational programs relating to | ||
alternative fuels to make alternative fuels more understandable and | ||
readily available to consumers; | ||
(3) developing and implementing conservation and | ||
distribution plans to minimize the frequency and severity of | ||
disruptions in the supply of alternative fuels; | ||
(4) developing a public information plan that will | ||
provide advisory services relating to alternative fuels to | ||
consumers; | ||
(5) developing voluntary participation plans to | ||
promote the use of alternative fuels by federal, state, and local | ||
agencies; and | ||
(6) other functions the commission determines are | ||
necessary to add a program established by the commission for the | ||
purpose of promoting the use of liquefied petroleum gas, natural | ||
gas, or other alternative fuels. | ||
SECTION 13. Section 91.0115, Natural Resources Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) The commission shall charge a fee not to exceed $75, in | ||
addition to the fee required by Subsection (b), for processing a | ||
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(d) The fees collected under this section shall be deposited | ||
in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund. | ||
SECTION 14. Section 151.801(c-1), Tax Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
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comptroller may not credit to the Parks and Wildlife Department or | ||
the Texas Historical Commission any amounts under this section that | ||
are in excess of the amounts appropriated to the department or | ||
commission for that biennium[ |
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appropriated to the Parks and Wildlife Department from the proceeds | ||
described by Subsection (c), the comptroller shall transfer to | ||
appropriate department accounts amounts from those proceeds | ||
sufficient to fund the state contributions for employee benefits of | ||
Parks and Wildlife Department employees whose salaries or wages are | ||
paid from department accounts receiving the transfers. | ||
SECTION 15. Subchapter G, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 504.6012 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 504.6012. ELIMINATION OF DEDICATED REVENUE ACCOUNTS; | ||
REVENUES IN TRUST. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this | ||
subchapter, not later than September 30, 2013, the comptroller | ||
shall eliminate all dedicated accounts established for specialty | ||
license plates under this subchapter and shall set aside the | ||
balances of those dedicated accounts so that the balances may be | ||
appropriated only for the purposes intended as provided by the | ||
dedications. | ||
(b) On and after September 1, 2013, the portion of a fee | ||
payable under this subchapter that is designated for deposit to a | ||
dedicated account shall be paid instead to the credit of an account | ||
in a trust fund created by the comptroller outside the general | ||
revenue fund. The comptroller shall administer the trust fund and | ||
accounts and may allocate the corpus and earnings on each account | ||
only in accordance with the dedications of the revenue deposited to | ||
the trust fund accounts. | ||
SECTION 16. Section 39.903, Utilities Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: | ||
(m) This section expires September 1, 2016. | ||
SECTION 17. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 39.9039 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 39.9039. ELIMINATION OF SYSTEM BENEFIT FUND BALANCE. | ||
(a) Notwithstanding Section 39.903(b), the commission shall set the | ||
nonbypassable system benefit fund fee at the amount of zero cents | ||
per megawatt hour for the period beginning September 1, 2013, and | ||
ending September 1, 2016. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding Section 39.903(e), money in the system | ||
benefit fund may be appropriated: | ||
(1) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, | ||
2013, a program established by the commission to assist low-income | ||
electric customers by providing a reduced rate for the months of | ||
September, 2013, and May through August, 2014, in the manner | ||
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate of up to 82 percent; | ||
(2) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, | ||
2014, a program established by the commission to assist low-income | ||
electric customers by providing a reduced rate for the months of | ||
September, 2014, and May through August, 2015, in the manner | ||
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate of up to 15 percent; | ||
(3) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, | ||
2015, a program established by the commission to assist low-income | ||
electric customers by providing a reduced rate for the months of | ||
September, 2015, and May through August, 2016, in the manner | ||
prescribed by Section 39.903(h) at a rate of up to 15 percent; and | ||
(4) for customer education programs and | ||
administrative expenses incurred by the commission in implementing | ||
and administering this chapter. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2016. | ||
SECTION 18. Subchapter I, Chapter 26, Water Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 26.35745 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 26.35745. REPORT ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR PETROLEUM | ||
CONTAMINATED SITES AND FEES NECESSARY TO CONCLUDE PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
commission annually shall prepare a report regarding the status of | ||
corrective actions for sites reported to the commission under this | ||
subchapter as having had a release needing corrective action. The | ||
commission must issue the report to the legislature on or before | ||
November 1 of each year. | ||
(b) Regarding sites reported to the commission under this | ||
subchapter as having had a release needing corrective action on or | ||
before December 22, 1998, and that remain in the commission's PST | ||
State-Lead Program on September 1, 2013, the report must include: | ||
(1) the total number of sites; | ||
(2) the total number of sites for which corrective | ||
action is ongoing; | ||
(3) the total number of sites monitored; | ||
(4) the projected costs of the corrective actions; | ||
(5) the projected costs of monitoring; | ||
(6) a projected timeline for issuing closure letters | ||
under this subchapter for all of the sites; and | ||
(7) for each site, the corrective action activities | ||
proposed and completed during the preceding state fiscal year. | ||
(c) Regarding sites reported to the commission under this | ||
subchapter as having had a release needing corrective action after | ||
December 22, 1998, for which the commission has elected to assume | ||
responsibility for undertaking corrective action under this | ||
subchapter, the report must include: | ||
(1) the current status of each site; | ||
(2) the costs associated with the corrective action | ||
activities performed during the preceding state fiscal year for the | ||
sites; | ||
(3) amounts recovered under Section 26.355 related to | ||
the sites; and | ||
(4) enforcement actions taken against owners and | ||
operators related to those sites. | ||
(d) The commission shall investigate the amount of fees that | ||
would be necessary to cover the costs necessary to conclude the | ||
programs and activities under this subchapter before September 1, | ||
2021. The commission shall include in the annual report under this | ||
section the conclusions of the investigation and the commission's | ||
recommendations regarding the fees and programs and activities. | ||
(e) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 19. Effective September 1, 2015, Section 56.095(b), | ||
Education Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 20. (a) Subchapter I, Chapter 113, Natural | ||
Resources Code, is repealed. | ||
(b) On the effective date of this Act: | ||
(1) the alternative fuels research and education fund | ||
is abolished; | ||
(2) any money remaining in the alternative fuels | ||
research and education fund is transferred to the undedicated | ||
portion of the general revenue fund; | ||
(3) any claim against the alternative fuels research | ||
and education fund is transferred to the undedicated portion of the | ||
general revenue fund; and | ||
(4) any amount required to be deposited to the credit | ||
of the alternative fuels research and education fund shall be | ||
deposited to the credit of the undedicated portion of the general | ||
revenue fund. | ||
(c) Any money transferred from the alternative fuels | ||
research and education fund to the undedicated portion of the | ||
general revenue fund that was deposited in the alternative fuels | ||
research and education fund as a gift, grant, or other form of | ||
assistance under former Subchapter I, Chapter 113, Natural | ||
Resources Code, and is encumbered by the specific terms of the gift, | ||
grant, or other form of assistance may be spent only in accordance | ||
with the terms of the gift, grant, or other form of assistance. | ||
Subchapter I, Chapter 113, Natural Resources Code, is continued in | ||
effect for the limited purpose of administering this subsection. | ||
SECTION 21. In addition to other appropriations made from | ||
the system benefit fund by the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, | ||
2013, the amount of $500 million is appropriated from the system | ||
benefit fund to the Public Utility Commission of Texas for the | ||
purposes of Section 39.9039, Utilities Code, as added by this Act, | ||
for the period beginning on the effective date of this Act and | ||
ending August 31, 2014. | ||
SECTION 22. EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided | ||
by this Act: | ||
(1) this Act takes effect immediately if this Act receives a | ||
vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; and | ||
(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
last day of the legislative session. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 7 was passed by the House on May 2, | ||
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not | ||
voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to | ||
H.B. No. 7 on May 24, 2013, and requested the appointment of a | ||
conference committee to consider the differences between the two | ||
houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report | ||
on H.B. No. 7 on May 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, | ||
Nays 4, 2 present, not voting; passed subject to the provisions of | ||
Article III, Section 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 7 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays | ||
6; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference | ||
committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and | ||
that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. | ||
7 on May 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6; passed | ||
subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of the | ||
Constitution of the State of Texas. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B. | ||
No. 7, Regular Session of the 83rd Legislature, are within amounts | ||
estimated to be available in the affected fund. | ||
Certified_____________________ | ||
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Comptroller of Public Accounts | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |