Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 729	House Author:  Rose et al.
Effective: Vetoed	Senate Sponsor:  West

House Bill 729 amends the Government Code to establish the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council to ensure the state develops a strategic approach for the provision of intellectual and developmental disability services in Texas.

Governor's Reason for Veto: "House Bill No. 729 pursues the laudable goal of improving the provision of intellectual and developmental disability services in Texas. That goal is so laudable, however, that several Texas committees already do that same important work. Creating a new bureaucracy to duplicate their efforts is wasteful at best, and could even frustrate existing programs."