Bill Text: TX HB1487 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the Internet posting of certain information regarding state grants.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [HB1487 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1487-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 1487 |
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relating to the Internet posting of certain information regarding | ||
state grants. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 403.0245 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 403.0245. AVAILABILITY ON INTERNET OF CERTAIN | ||
INFORMATION ON STATE GRANTS. (a) | ||
In this section, "state agency" | ||
has the meaning assigned by Section 403.013. | ||
(b) A state agency that awards a state grant in an amount | ||
greater than $25,000 shall make available to the public on the | ||
agency's generally accessible Internet website the purposes for | ||
which the grant was awarded. The agency shall provide to the | ||
comptroller a link to the information in order for the comptroller | ||
to maintain the information on the comptroller's Internet website | ||
through a central Internet portal. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 1487 was passed by the House on April | ||
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 1487 on May 23, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, | ||
2 present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 1487 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays | ||
0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |