Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2729	House Author:  Pitts et al.
Effective:  9-1-09	Senate Sponsor:  Ogden

            House Bill 2729 provides for the direct payment out of the General Revenue Fund Account, the General Revenue Account-Solid Waste Disposal Fees Fund, and the State Highway Fund for the payment of certain verified itemized claims and judgments against the State of Texas.  The bill requires each claim or judgment to be verified and substantiated by the administrator of the fund or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and to be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public accounts. The bill provides a deadline of August 31, 2010, for the necessary verification, substantiation, and approval to occur. The bill requires each claim or judgment to contain all information specified by the comptroller of public accounts and, at a minimum, to contain the specific reason for the claim or judgment.

            House Bill 2729 authorizes and directs the comptroller of public accounts in certain cases to issue one or more warrants on the state treasury in favor of each of the individuals, firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in the bill, in an amount not to exceed the amount specified in the bill and to mail or deliver to each of the parties one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in the bill.