Bill Text: TX HB769 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to legislative budget sessions in even-numbered years and to reports of political contributions accepted during a budget session.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-18 - Referred to Appropriations [HB769 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB769-Introduced.html
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By: Howard | H.B. No. 769 |
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relating to legislative budget sessions in even-numbered years and | ||
to reports of political contributions accepted during a budget | ||
session. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 301.001, Government Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 301.001. TIME OF MEETING. (a) In each odd-numbered | ||
year, the [ |
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noon on the second Tuesday in January [ |
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(b) In each even-numbered year, the legislature shall | ||
convene in budget session at 12 noon on the third Tuesday in April. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 317.003(a), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(a) The governor or Legislative Budget Board may make a | ||
proposal at any time except during a [ |
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the legislature. A proposal may apply to an appropriation that has | ||
been made for any specified fiscal year that has not ended at the | ||
time the proposal is made. | ||
SECTION 3. The heading to Section 254.0391, Election Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 254.0391. REPORT DURING BUDGET OR SPECIAL | ||
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SECTION 4. Section 254.0391, Election Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (d) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a-1) A statewide officeholder, a member of the | ||
legislature, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, | ||
opposing, or assisting a statewide officeholder or member of the | ||
legislature, or a candidate for statewide office or the legislature | ||
or a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing the | ||
candidate, that accepts a political contribution during a budget | ||
session of the legislature shall report the contribution to the | ||
commission not later than the 30th day after the date of final | ||
adjournment. | ||
(d) A report is not required under this section if a person | ||
covered by Subsection (a) or (a-1) is required to file another | ||
report under this chapter not later than the 10th day after the date | ||
a report required under this section would be due. | ||
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014, but only | ||
if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 83rd Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 2013, providing for legislative budget sessions in | ||
even-numbered years is approved by the voters. If that proposed | ||
constitutional amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act | ||
has no effect. |