Bill Text: TX HB1889 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to an interim study conducted by the Department of Information Resources on opportunities and strategies to reduce the state's volume of paper transactions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-27 - Considered in Calendars [HB1889 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1889-Introduced.html

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85R5113 TSR-D
By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1889

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an interim study conducted by the Department of
Information Resources on opportunities and strategies to reduce the
state's volume of paper transactions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. INTERIM STUDY. (a) The Department of
Information Resources shall conduct an interim study on state
reliance on the use of paper documents, including current
requirements that certain state documents be mailed, for the
purpose of reducing the state's volume of paper transactions and
increasing governmental efficiency.
(b) The study must include:
(1) recommendations on opportunities to increase
operational efficiency in state government through a reduction in
the use of paper documents; and
(2) strategies to replace the use of paper documents
with electronic documents and to automate state transactions to
better meet the needs of residents of this state.
(c) The Department of Information Resources shall submit a
report on the findings of the study to the governor, lieutenant
governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative
Budget Board.
SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1,
2019.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.