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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a one-time cash payment to certain residents of this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The comptroller of public accounts of the |
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State of Texas shall make a one-time payment to each resident of |
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this state to whom the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas has issued a form of identification, as provided by this |
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section. |
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(b) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas |
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shall provide the comptroller of public accounts of the State of |
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Texas with a list of the names and addresses of each individual who |
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holds a current form of identification issued by that department as |
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shown by that department's records. |
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(c) The comptroller of public accounts of the State of Texas |
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shall issue a single payment of $500 to each individual identified |
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on the list provided under Subsection (b) of this section and whose |
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listed address is in this state. |
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SECTION 2. An amount, estimated not to exceed $15 billion, |
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is appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the |
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comptroller of public accounts of the State of Texas for the state |
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fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, to provide the |
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payments required by Section 1 of this Act and to pay costs incurred |
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by the comptroller and by the Department of Public Safety of the |
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State of Texas in facilitating the payments. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |