PAK C.S.H.B. 3157 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


STATE AFFAIRS
C.S.H.B. 3157
By: Hilbert
5-9-97
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND 

Current state law exempts a draft or working paper involved in the
preparation of proposed legislation from open records law. 
 
PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.H.B. 3157 would exclude internal bill analyses or working
papers prepared or collected by the governor's office for the purpose of
evaluating proposed legislation from open records law. 
 
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 552.106 of the Government Code to exclude an
internal bill analysis or working paper prepared or collected by the
governor's office for the purpose of evaluating proposed legislation. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

In SECTION 1 (Section 552.106) the substitute adds the word "internal" to
the description of the type of bill analyses or working papers allowed to
be excluded from open records law.