Bill Text: TX SB1399 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to abolishing the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB1399 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1399-Introduced.html
By: Hall | S.B. No. 1399 | |
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relating to abolishing the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia | ||
Office. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 444.030(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) The commission shall enter into an agreement as required | ||
by Subsection (a) with the: | ||
(1) Texas [ |
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arts in education program in the public schools; and | ||
(2) office of the governor [ |
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of Transportation, and Parks and Wildlife Department regarding | ||
state tourism promotion efforts. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 2155.444(h), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
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authority for purposes of: | ||
(1) determining whether an advertising campaign is | ||
subject to the requirements of this section; | ||
(2) establishing a bid process for purposes of the | ||
services described by Subsection (f); and | ||
(3) establishing criteria to determine whether a | ||
commercial production company or advertising agency is located in | ||
this state for the purposes of this section. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 2165.008(a)(1), Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(1) "Office" means the office of the governor [ |
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SECTION 4. Section 504.639(b), Transportation Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative | ||
costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates | ||
shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund [ |
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SECTION 5. The following statutes are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 7.027, Education Code; | ||
(2) Section 403.029, Government Code; | ||
(3) Chapters 485 and 485A, Government Code; and | ||
(4) Sections 151.3185 and 151.3415, Tax Code. | ||
SECTION 6. On the effective date of this Act: | ||
(1) the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office | ||
in the office of the governor is abolished; | ||
(2) all records and other property in the custody of | ||
the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office are transferred | ||
to the office of the governor; | ||
(3) all unobligated and unexpended appropriations of | ||
the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office lapse; and | ||
(4) all donations, gifts, and grants made to the | ||
Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office shall be transferred | ||
to the office of the governor to be used for purposes consistent | ||
with the mission of the former Music, Film, Television, and | ||
Multimedia Office. | ||
SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |