1-1 By: A. Smith of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.B. No. 1948 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 1993; 1-3 May 12, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic 1-4 Development; May 21, 1993, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 21, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Parker x 1-9 Lucio x 1-10 Ellis x 1-11 Haley x 1-12 Harris of Dallas x 1-13 Harris of Tarrant x 1-14 Leedom x 1-15 Madla x 1-16 Rosson x 1-17 Shapiro x 1-18 Wentworth x 1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-20 AN ACT 1-21 relating to the authority of the Texas Partnership for Economic 1-22 Development. 1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Section 481.357, Government Code, is amended by 1-25 adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-26 (f) The partnership board may organize the partnership as a 1-27 nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act 1-28 (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) to carry 1-29 out the powers and duties of the partnership. 1-30 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-31 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-32 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-33 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-34 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-35 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-36 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-37 * * * * * 1-38 Austin, 1-39 Texas 1-40 May 21, 1993 1-41 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-42 President of the Senate 1-43 Sir: 1-44 We, your Committee on Economic Development to which was referred 1-45 H.B. No. 1948, have had the same under consideration, and I am 1-46 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation 1-47 that it do pass and be printed. 1-48 Parker, 1-49 Chairman 1-50 * * * * * 1-51 WITNESSES 1-52 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 1948.