1-1 By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - Rosson) H.B. No. 2281 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 1993; 1-3 May 13, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on State 1-4 Affairs; May 17, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 17, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Harris of Dallas x 1-9 Rosson x 1-10 Carriker x 1-11 Henderson x 1-12 Leedom x 1-13 Lucio x 1-14 Luna x 1-15 Nelson x 1-16 Patterson x 1-17 Shelley x 1-18 Sibley x 1-19 West x 1-20 Whitmire x 1-21 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Carriker 1-22 Amend H.B. 2281 as follows: 1-23 Strike the existing Sec. 401.032, on page 1, lines 46 through 1-24 50 and replace with the following: 1-25 Sec. 401.032. OTHER GIFTS. Unsolicited benefits received by 1-26 the governor which are prohibited under Section 36.08 of the Penal 1-27 Code may be donated to a governmental entity that has the authority 1-28 to accept the gift or may donate the benefit to a recognized 1-29 tax-exempt charitable organization formed for educational, 1-30 religious or scientific purposes. 1-31 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-32 AN ACT 1-33 relating to the acceptance of gifts and grants by the governor. 1-34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-35 SECTION 1. Chapter 401, Government Code, is amended by 1-36 adding Subchapter C to read as follows: 1-37 SUBCHAPTER C. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 1-38 Sec. 401.031. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS BY 1-39 THE GOVERNOR. (a) The governor may accept gifts, grants, and 1-40 donations of money or property on behalf of the state for any 1-41 lawful public purpose related to the office of governor. 1-42 (b) The governor may decline to accept a gift, grant, or 1-43 donation that is made for a specific purpose if the governor 1-44 determines the gift may not be used reasonably or economically for 1-45 the designated purpose. 1-46 Sec. 401.032. OTHER GIFTS. (a) Gifts offered to the 1-47 governor personally and accepted on behalf of the state may be 1-48 donated by the governor to any agency of state or local government. 1-49 (b) The governor shall keep a record of the receipt and 1-50 disposition of gifts received under this section. 1-51 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-52 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-53 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-54 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-55 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-56 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-57 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-58 * * * * * 1-59 Austin, 1-60 Texas 1-61 May 17, 1993 1-62 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-63 President of the Senate 1-64 Sir: 1-65 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred H.B. No. 1-66 2281, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-67 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 1-68 pass, as amended, and be printed. 2-1 Harris of 2-2 Dallas, Chairman 2-3 * * * * * 2-4 WITNESSES 2-5 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 2281.