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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the entitlement of a member of the legislature to |
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receive certain state funds following an absence without leave when |
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the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum to do |
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business. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.073 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.073. MEMBER NOT ENTITLED TO STATE FUNDS IF ABSENT |
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WITHOUT LEAVE WHEN QUORUM NOT PRESENT. A member of the legislature |
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is not entitled to receive any state funds that the member would |
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otherwise be entitled to receive or manage as a member of the |
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legislature, including funds provided to operate an office of the |
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member, for the one-year period beginning on any date the member is |
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absent without a leave of absence granted by the house of the |
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legislature of which the person is a member if that house lacks a |
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quorum to do business. This section does not apply to funds the |
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member is entitled to receive under the constitution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 301.073, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an absence that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |