Bill:  HB 2942 
Legislative Session: 81(R)
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Last Action:05/19/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption Version:Engrossed
Caption Text:Relating to accountability and transparency in government operations, including disclosure, oversight, and enforcement measures; providing penalties.
Author:Dunnam | Crownover | Coleman | Turner, Sylvester | Gattis
Coauthor:Alvarado | Bolton | Castro | Cohen | Deshotel | England | Farias | Giddings | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Gutierrez | Hernandez | Herrero | Hopson | Howard, Donna | Kent | Leibowitz | Maldonado | Martinez Fischer | McClendon | Menendez | Moody | Pena | Vaught | Veasey | Vo | Walle
Subjects:State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)
State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
TEXAS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2009 (P0515)
INTERNET (S0130)
AUDITOR, STATE (V4364)
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE, TEXAS (V0836)
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TEXAS (V0001)
LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY BOARD (V0438)
LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY (V0212)
RECOVERY ACT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (V0837)
STATE ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (V0870)
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=14   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Referred to Finance      05/19/2009     2565
 Read first time      05/19/2009     2565
 Received from the House      05/18/2009     2458
 Reported engrossed      05/18/2009   08:00 AM  4079
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/15/2009     3738
 Record vote   RV#883   05/15/2009     3737
 Passed as amended      05/15/2009     3737
 Amended   3-Gattis   05/15/2009     3736
 Amended   2-Dunnam   05/15/2009     3736
 Amended   1-Dunnam   05/15/2009     3735
 Read 3rd time      05/15/2009     3735
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/14/2009     3588
 Passed to engrossment as amended      05/14/2009     3588
 Amended   4-Gattis   05/14/2009     3566
 Amendment adopted as amended   2-Hughes   05/14/2009     3566
 Amendment amended   3-Hughes   05/14/2009     3566
 Amendment(s) offered   2-Hughes   05/14/2009     3564
 Amended   1-Dunnam   05/14/2009     3564
 Read 2nd time      05/14/2009     3564
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/14/2009    
 Considered in Calendars      05/12/2009    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/11/2009    
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/11/2009   09:29 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/11/2009     3302
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/06/2009    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/06/2009    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/06/2009    
 Left pending in committee      04/07/2009    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/07/2009    
 Considered in public hearing      04/07/2009    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/07/2009    
 Referred to State Affairs      03/17/2009     715
 Read first time      03/17/2009     715
 Filed      03/10/2009