By Turner of Harris H.B. No. 1277 74R5775 RJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a review of constitutionally dedicated funds by the 1-3 Funds Review Advisory Committee. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 403.096, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: 1-7 (j) The committee shall review all constitutionally 1-8 dedicated funds. In addition to other information included in its 1-9 report under this section due on or before November 1, 1996, the 1-10 committee shall recommend whether the 75th Legislature, Regular 1-11 Session, 1997, should propose amendments to the constitution to 1-12 abolish or alter the restrictions on any of those funds. The 1-13 report must also include information to assist the legislature in 1-14 making that determination. This subsection expires September 1, 1-15 1997. 1-16 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-21 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-22 passage, and it is so enacted.