Bill Text: TX SR1218 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2499.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-28 - Reported enrolled [SR1218 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR1218-Enrolled.html
| By: Nichols | S.R. No. 1218 | |
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| BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be | ||
| suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the | ||
| conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on | ||
| House Bill 2499 (continuation and functions of the Department of | ||
| Information Resources and the transfer of certain department | ||
| functions to the comptroller of public accounts), to consider and | ||
| take action on the following matter: | ||
| Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee | ||
| to add text on a matter which is not included in either the house | ||
| or senate version of the bill by adding the following sections to | ||
| the bill: | ||
| SECTION 25. Subchapter A, Chapter 2157, Government Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 2157.0013 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2157.0013. SUNSET PROVISION. (a) The transfer of | ||
| powers and duties to the comptroller under Section 2157.068 and | ||
| under House Bill 2499, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2011, is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). | ||
| (b) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall evaluate the | ||
| transfer of powers and duties to the comptroller under Section | ||
| 2157.068 and under House Bill 2499, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2011, and present to the 84th Legislature a | ||
| report on its evaluation and recommendations in relation to the | ||
| transfer. The comptroller shall perform all duties in relation | ||
| to the evaluation that a state agency subject to review under | ||
| Chapter 325 would perform in relation to a review. | ||
| (c) This section expires September 1, 2015. | ||
| SECTION 39. (a) The comptroller shall submit, on the | ||
| dates prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section, a report | ||
| regarding the transfer described by Section 37 of this Act to the | ||
| following: | ||
| (1) the Legislative Budget Board; | ||
| (2) the speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
| (3) the lieutenant governor; and | ||
| (4) the chairs of the house and senate committees | ||
| with primary oversight over the comptroller's purchasing | ||
| functions. | ||
| (b) The report must analyze the efficiency and | ||
| implementation of the transfer described by Section 37 of this | ||
| Act. | ||
| (c) Each report described by this section is due not | ||
| later than: | ||
| (1) March 1, 2012; | ||
| (2) September 1, 2012; | ||
| (3) September 1, 2013; and | ||
| (4) September 1, 2014. | ||
| Explanation: This change is necessary to require sunset | ||
| review of, and a report on, the transfer of certain purchasing | ||
| functions to the comptroller. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 28, 2011, by | ||
| the following vote: Yeas 31, | ||
| Nays 0. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
