Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 66 adds a chapter to the Government Code to address unfunded mandates that are imposed by the legislature on political subdivisions. The act creates an unfunded mandates interagency working group and requires the working group to compile, publish, and update lists of newly enacted unfunded mandates. Excluded from the listing are measures for which the legislature by two-thirds votes of both houses expressly dismisses local reimbursement. Also exempted from the listing are unfunded mandates approved by voters, those affecting employee pensions or benefits, or those necessary to comply with the Texas Constitution, federal law, or a court order, or to maximize federal funding in specified subject areas.