Bill Text: TX HB31 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial appropriations limit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-03 - Filed [HB31 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB31-Introduced.html
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By: Howard | H.B. No. 31 |
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relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic | ||
stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial | ||
appropriations limit. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 316.002, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: | ||
(f) Appropriations of state tax revenues from the economic | ||
stabilization fund are appropriations of state tax revenues | ||
dedicated by the constitution for the purposes of: | ||
(1) Subsections (a)(2) and (3); and | ||
(2) Subsection (e). | ||
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, | ||
and notwithstanding the clarification of the law made by the | ||
enactment of Subsection (f): | ||
(1) the limit on the amount of state tax revenues not | ||
dedicated by the constitution that could be appropriated for the | ||
state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for the state | ||
fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, is the same | ||
amount as the limit adopted for that biennium under Section 316.005 | ||
irrespective of the inclusion of appropriations from the economic | ||
stabilization fund in calculations made to determine that amount; | ||
and | ||
(2) an appropriation from the economic stabilization | ||
fund for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for | ||
the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, may | ||
not be considered in determining whether appropriations from state | ||
tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution for that state | ||
fiscal biennium exceed the limit adopted under Section 316.005 for | ||
that biennium. | ||
(h) This subsection and Subsection (g) expire September 1, | ||
2017. | ||
SECTION 2. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
legislative session. |