AN ACT
1-1 relating to codification of certain reporting and accounting
1-2 requirements in the General Appropriations Act that are applicable
1-3 to state agencies.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 324.008, Government Code, is amended by
1-6 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-7 (d) The governing body of a state agency, as defined by
1-8 Sections 2151.002(2)(A) and (C), shall deliver to the library
1-9 immediately after transcription a certified copy of the minutes of
1-10 any meeting of the governing body. Any changes or corrections to
1-11 the minutes shall also be delivered to the library.
1-12 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
1-13 amended by adding Section 403.0131 to read as follows:
1-14 Sec. 403.0131. APPROPRIATION CERTIFICATION SUMMARY. As soon
1-15 as practical after the comptroller certifies the appropriations
1-16 made by the legislature in a regular or special session, the
1-17 comptroller shall prepare a summary table that details the basis
1-18 for the certification of all major funds. The table must be
1-19 similar in format and detail to the summary tables of the major
1-20 fund estimates published in the comptroller's biennial revenue
1-21 estimate and must include the biennial appropriations from all
1-22 major funds. The comptroller shall deliver a copy of each table
1-23 prepared under this section to the governor, the lieutenant
1-24 governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member
2-1 of the legislature, and the Legislative Budget Board.
2-2 SECTION 3. Section 403.021, Government Code, is amended to
2-3 read as follows:
2-4 Sec. 403.021. ENCUMBRANCE REPORTS. (a) In this section,
2-5 "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.013.
2-6 (b) A state agency that expends appropriated funds shall
2-7 report into the uniform statewide accounting system all payables
2-8 and binding [estimated] encumbrances by appropriation account for
2-9 the first three quarters of the current appropriation year within
2-10 30 days after the close of each quarter. A state agency shall
2-11 report payables and binding encumbrances for all appropriation
2-12 years annually [and submit a binding encumbrance report] to the
2-13 comptroller, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board
2-14 [Office] no later than October 30 of each year.
2-15 (c) [(b)] Payables and binding encumbrances must be reported
2-16 for all appropriations in the format that the comptroller
2-17 prescribes.
2-18 (d) [(c)] On November [October] 1 of each fiscal year, the
2-19 comptroller shall lapse all unencumbered nonconstruction
2-20 appropriation balances for all prior appropriation years based on
2-21 the payables and binding encumbrances reported.
2-22 (e) [(d)] If a state [an] agency submits a valid claim
2-23 against a prior year's appropriation 30 days or more after the
2-24 reporting due date, the comptroller shall reinstate the agency's
2-25 appropriations to the extent of the claim.
2-26 (f) [(e)] If a state agency submits a claim that is legally
3-1 payable against an appropriation for an earlier year and the
3-2 balance of the appropriation is insufficient to pay the claim, then
3-3 the comptroller may reopen the appropriation to pay the claim. A
3-4 claim is legally payable from an appropriation only if the
3-5 appropriation was encumbered to pay the claim before the expiration
3-6 of the appropriation.
3-7 (g) Each state agency shall reconcile all expenditures,
3-8 binding encumbrances, payables, and accrued expenditures, as
3-9 reported in the uniform statewide accounting system, with the state
3-10 agency's strategic planning and budget structure, as reported in
3-11 the automated budget and evaluation system. Each state agency
3-12 shall report in the automated budget and evaluation system a method
3-13 of financing as provided in the General Appropriations Act. The
3-14 Legislative Budget Board, after consultation with the comptroller,
3-15 shall determine a schedule for the reconciliation required by this
3-16 subsection.
3-17 (h) The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this
3-18 section.
3-19 SECTION 4. Section 751.024, Government Code, is amended to
3-20 read as follows:
3-21 Sec. 751.024. REPORTS CONCERNING GRANT FUNDS [TO LEGISLATIVE
3-22 BUDGET BOARD]. (a) Each agency and each institution of higher
3-23 education shall report to the office, the Legislative Budget Board,
3-24 and the budget division of the governor's office:
3-25 (1) each application or request made to the United
3-26 States government for grant funds;
4-1 (2) the award or designation, by the United States
4-2 government, of any funds for expenditure by a state agency; and
4-3 (3) waivers of grant requirements.
4-4 (b) In consultation with the director, the Legislative
4-5 Budget Board may prescribe [develop] reporting procedures and time
4-6 schedules necessary to implement Subsection (a).
4-7 [(c) In prescribing a report form under Subsection (b), the
4-8 Legislative Budget Board shall consult with the director.]
4-9 SECTION 5. Subchapter A, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
4-10 amended by adding Section 2054.008 to read as follows:
4-11 Sec. 2054.008. CONTRACT NOTIFICATION. (a) In this section
4-12 "major information system" includes:
4-13 (1) one or more computers that in the aggregate cost
4-14 more than $100,000;
4-15 (2) a service related to computers, including computer
4-16 software, that costs more than $100,000; and
4-17 (3) a telecommunications apparatus or device that
4-18 serves as a voice, data, or video communications network for
4-19 transmitting, switching, routing, multiplexing, modulating,
4-20 amplifying, or receiving signals on the network and costs more than
4-21 $100,000.
4-22 (b) A state agency shall provide written notice to the
4-23 Legislative Budget Board of a contract for a major information
4-24 system. The notice must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative
4-25 Budget Board and filed not later than the 10th day after the date
4-26 the agency enters into the contract.
5-1 SECTION 6. Section 2101.011, Government Code, is amended to
5-2 read as follows:
5-3 Sec. 2101.011. FINANCIAL INFORMATION REQUIRED OF STATE
5-4 AGENCIES. (a) In this section:
5-5 (1) "Appropriated money" means money appropriated by
5-6 the legislature under the General Appropriations Act or other law.
5-7 (2) "Appropriation item" includes an item listed in
5-8 the General Appropriations Act under an informational listing of
5-9 appropriated funds.
5-10 (b) Not later than November 20 of each year, the executive
5-11 head of each state agency shall submit an annual financial report
5-12 regarding the agency's use of appropriated money during the
5-13 preceding fiscal year [A state agency as defined by Section 403.013
5-14 shall submit the financial information requested by the comptroller
5-15 and such other information requested by the legislature in the
5-16 General Appropriations Act, including information about state funds
5-17 held outside the state treasury,] to:
5-18 (1) the governor;
5-19 (2) the comptroller;
5-20 (3) the Legislative Reference Library;
5-21 (4) the state auditor; and
5-22 (5) the Legislative Budget Board.
5-23 (c) The annual report must include:
5-24 (1) a detailed statement of all assets, liabilities,
5-25 and fund balances, including:
5-26 (A) cash on hand and on deposit in banks and
6-1 accounts in the state treasury;
6-2 (B) the value of consumable supplies and
6-3 postage;
6-4 (C) the value of the state agency's inventory of
6-5 movable equipment and other fixed assets;
6-6 (D) all other assets;
6-7 (E) a list of investments, bonds, notes, and
6-8 other securities owned by any special funds under the jurisdiction
6-9 of the state agency, including the amount and value of the
6-10 securities;
6-11 (F) all money due the state agency from any
6-12 source;
6-13 (G) all outstanding commitments of the agency,
6-14 including amounts due for services or goods received by the agency;
6-15 (H) a summary by source of all revenue collected
6-16 or accruing through the state agency; and
6-17 (I) a summary of all appropriations,
6-18 expenditures, bona fide encumbrances, and other disbursements by
6-19 the state agency;
6-20 (2) a list of all bonded employees, including the name
6-21 of the surety company, the name and title of the employee, and the
6-22 amount of the surety bond;
6-23 (3) an analysis of space occupied by the state agency,
6-24 including:
6-25 (A) the total number of square feet of space
6-26 rented by the agency;
7-1 (B) the total number of square feet of occupied
7-2 space in state-owned buildings;
7-3 (C) the name and address of each building in
7-4 which the state agency occupies space and the number of square feet
7-5 in each building devoted to a particular use;
7-6 (D) the cost per square foot of all rented
7-7 space;
7-8 (E) the annual and monthly cost of all rented
7-9 space;
7-10 (F) the lessor of all rented space;
7-11 (G) a statement of the state agency's progress
7-12 toward achieving the objective provided by Section 2165.104, if the
7-13 agency is subject to that section; and
7-14 (H) other information helpful to describe the
7-15 state agency's use of space;
7-16 (4) an itemized statement of all fees paid by the
7-17 state agency for professional and consulting services provided
7-18 under Chapter 2254, including the name of each person receiving
7-19 fees and the reason for the provision of the services;
7-20 (5) an itemized statement of all legal services paid
7-21 by the state agency, other than services provided by an employee of
7-22 the agency or the attorney general, that includes the name of each
7-23 person receiving fees and the reason for the provision of the
7-24 services;
7-25 (6) a copy of the report, relating to the state
7-26 agency's use and cost of operating aircraft that is state-owned or
8-1 under rental or long-term lease, prepared by the agency in
8-2 accordance with Section 2205.041;
8-3 (7) a list of any purchases made under Section
8-4 2155.067, including each product purchased, the purchase amount,
8-5 and the name of each vendor;
8-6 (8) for each fiscal year ending in an even-numbered
8-7 calendar year, a copy of the Master File Report Verification Form
8-8 certified by the General Land Office, if applicable to the state
8-9 agency, to confirm that the agency is in compliance with Subchapter
8-10 E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, or, if the agency's
8-11 inventory record is not accurate and complete, a statement that the
8-12 appropriate forms will be submitted to the General Land Office not
8-13 later than the 15th day after the date of the annual report;
8-14 (9) a copy of the report, relating to the state
8-15 agency's use of historically underutilized businesses, prepared by
8-16 the agency in accordance with Section 2161.124;
8-17 (10) a report of any transfer of appropriated money
8-18 between appropriation items that shows the sum of all transfers
8-19 affecting a particular item;
8-20 (11) a list of each passenger vehicle the state agency
8-21 purchased, including the make and model, purchase price, assigned
8-22 type of use, and fuel efficiency as expressed by the manufacturer's
8-23 fuel efficiency rating;
8-24 (12) a schedule, applicable to state agencies
8-25 determined by the Legislative Budget Board, detailing total
8-26 expenditures by or on behalf of a state agency for employee
9-1 benefits, such as social security, health insurance, and retirement
9-2 contributions, benefit replacement pay, and workers' and
9-3 unemployment compensation payments; bond debt service; and payments
9-4 for general governmental services as determined by the comptroller,
9-5 including services of the comptroller, the attorney general, the
9-6 General Services Commission, the Department of Information
9-7 Resources, and the state auditor;
9-8 (13) for an institution of higher education, the total
9-9 amount of lump-sum payments made to employees who separated from
9-10 state service during the fiscal year for accrued vacation and
9-11 compensatory leave; and
9-12 (14) any other financial information requested by the
9-13 comptroller.
9-14 (d) [(b) A state agency shall submit the information to the
9-15 listed officials by the date or dates provided in the General
9-16 Appropriations Act.]
9-17 [(c)] The comptroller may require the reporting of the
9-18 financial information for any entity that the comptroller
9-19 determines is a component unit of a statewide reporting entity in
9-20 accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as
9-21 prescribed or modified by the Governmental Accounting Standards
9-22 Board or its successors.
9-23 SECTION 7. Chapter 2102, Government Code, is amended by
9-24 adding Section 2102.0091 to read as follows:
9-25 Sec. 2102.0091. REPORTS OF PERIODIC AUDITS. (a) A state
9-26 agency shall file with the budget division of the governor's
10-1 office, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board a copy
10-2 of each report submitted to the state agency's governing body or
10-3 its designee by the agency's internal auditor.
10-4 (b) Each report shall be filed not later than the 30th day
10-5 after the date the report is submitted to the state agency's
10-6 governing body or its designee.
10-7 (c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), a
10-8 state agency shall file with the budget division of the governor's
10-9 office, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board any
10-10 action plan or other response issued by the state agency's
10-11 governing body in response to the report of the state agency's
10-12 internal auditor.
10-13 SECTION 8. Section 2152.064, Government Code, is amended by
10-14 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read
10-15 as follows:
10-16 (b) During January and July of each year, a state agency
10-17 shall file with the Legislative Budget Board [presiding officer of
10-18 each house of the legislature and the presiding officers of the
10-19 house appropriations committee and the senate finance committee] a
10-20 report that identifies each nonresident bidder to whom the agency
10-21 awarded a contract that has a value of $25,000 or more for the
10-22 purchase of supplies, materials, services, or equipment during the
10-23 six calendar months preceding the month in which the report is
10-24 filed, if the agency awarded such a contract during the reporting
10-25 period. For contracts with a value of $250,000 or more, the agency
10-26 shall include an explanation for the need to use a nonresident
11-1 bidder.
11-2 (d) In addition to the information required by Subsection
11-3 (b), a state agency shall include in the report a listing of the
11-4 total value of all purchases from nonresident bidders of supplies,
11-5 materials, services, and equipment during the six calendar months
11-6 preceding the month in which the report is filed. If the total
11-7 amount reported is greater than $1 million or greater than 25
11-8 percent of the total value of all purchases, the state agency shall
11-9 include an explanation for the need to use nonresident bidders.
11-10 (e) The Legislative Budget Board shall prepare a report
11-11 summarizing the information received under this section for each
11-12 reporting period. The board shall file a copy of each summary
11-13 report with the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
11-14 representatives, and the presiding officer of the committee in each
11-15 house of the legislature that has jurisdiction over appropriations.
11-16 SECTION 9. Section 2166.152, Government Code, is amended by
11-17 adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
11-18 (e) Money appropriated by the legislature may not be used
11-19 for a capital construction project for which a project analysis
11-20 described by this section is required until the analysis is filed
11-21 with the Legislative Budget Board, the budget division of the
11-22 governor's office, and the comptroller.
11-23 SECTION 10. Subchapter F, Chapter 2166, Government Code, is
11-24 amended by adding Section 2166.2551 to read as follows:
11-25 Sec. 2166.2551. CONTRACT NOTIFICATION. The commission or an
11-26 agency whose project is exempted from all or part of this chapter
12-1 under Section 2166.003 shall provide written notice to the
12-2 Legislative Budget Board of a contract for a construction project
12-3 if the amount of the contract, including an amendment,
12-4 modification, renewal, or extension of the contract, exceeds
12-5 $14,000. The notice must be on a form prescribed by the
12-6 Legislative Budget Board and filed not later than the 10th day
12-7 after the date the agency enters into the contract.
12-8 SECTION 11. Section 2205.039, Government Code, is amended by
12-9 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
12-10 follows:
12-11 (b) The travel log form must request the following
12-12 information about a state-operated aircraft each time the aircraft
12-13 is flown:
12-14 (1) a mission statement, which may appear as a
12-15 selection to be identified from general categories appearing on the
12-16 form;
12-17 (2) the name, state agency represented, destination,
12-18 and signature of each person who is a passenger or crew member of
12-19 the aircraft; [and]
12-20 (3) the date of each flight;
12-21 (4) a detailed and specific description of the
12-22 official business purpose of each flight; and
12-23 (5) other information determined by the Legislative
12-24 Budget Board and the board to be necessary to monitor the proper
12-25 use of the aircraft.
12-26 (c) A state agency other than the board shall send travel
13-1 logs to the board each month in which the agency operates an
13-2 aircraft.
13-3 SECTION 12. Section 2205.041, Government Code, is amended to
13-4 read as follows:
13-5 Sec. 2205.041. AIRCRAFT USE FORM. (a) The Legislative
13-6 Budget Board, in cooperation with the board, shall prescribe:
13-7 (1) an annual aircraft use form for gathering
13-8 information about the use of state-operated aircraft; and
13-9 (2) procedures for each state agency that operates an
13-10 aircraft for sending the form to the board and the Legislative
13-11 Budget Board.
13-12 (b) The aircraft use form must request the following
13-13 information about each aircraft a state agency operates:
13-14 (1) a description of the aircraft;
13-15 (2) the date purchased or leased and the purchase
13-16 price or lease cost;
13-17 (3) the number of annual hours flown;
13-18 (4) the annual operating costs;
13-19 (5) the number of flights and the destinations;
13-20 (6) the travel logs prepared under Section 2205.039;
13-21 and
13-22 (7) any other information the Legislative Budget Board
13-23 requires to document the proper or cost-efficient use of the
13-24 aircraft.
13-25 SECTION 13. Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code, is
13-26 amended by adding Section 2254.006 to read as follows:
14-1 Sec. 2254.006. CONTRACT NOTIFICATION. A state agency,
14-2 including an institution of higher education as defined by Section
14-3 61.003, Education Code, shall provide written notice to the
14-4 Legislative Budget Board of a contract for professional services,
14-5 other than a contract for physician or optometric services, if the
14-6 amount of the contract, including an amendment, modification,
14-7 renewal, or extension of the contract, exceeds $14,000. The notice
14-8 must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Budget Board and
14-9 filed not later than the 10th day after the date the agency enters
14-10 into the contract.
14-11 SECTION 14. Subchapter B, Chapter 2254, Government Code, is
14-12 amended by adding Section 2254.0301 to read as follows:
14-13 Sec. 2254.0301. CONTRACT NOTIFICATION. A state agency shall
14-14 provide written notice to the Legislative Budget Board of a
14-15 contract for consulting services if the amount of the contract,
14-16 including an amendment, modification, renewal, or extension of the
14-17 contract, exceeds $14,000. The notice must be on a form prescribed
14-18 by the Legislative Budget Board and filed not later than the 10th
14-19 day after the date the entity enters into the contract.
14-20 SECTION 15. Chapter 109, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
14-21 is amended by adding Section 109.0015 to read as follows:
14-22 Sec. 109.0015. NOTICE OF CERTAIN LAWSUITS.
14-23 (a) Notwithstanding Section 109.001, in this section, "state
14-24 agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002, Government
14-25 Code.
14-26 (b) A state agency shall notify the governor and the
15-1 Legislative Budget Board of the filing of each lawsuit against the
15-2 state that alleges a claim because of acts or omissions of the
15-3 agency or an officer or employee of the agency and for which the
15-4 state may be liable for payment of a judgment. The notification
15-5 must be made:
15-6 (1) not later than the 30th day after the date the
15-7 suit is filed; and
15-8 (2) in a form prescribed by the Legislative Budget
15-9 Board.
15-10 SECTION 16. Section 391.009, Local Government Code, is
15-11 amended to read as follows:
15-12 Sec. 391.009. ROLE OF GOVERNOR AND STATE AGENCIES. (a) To
15-13 protect the public interest or promote the efficient use of public
15-14 funds, the [The] governor shall adopt:
15-15 (1) rules relating to the operation and oversight of a
15-16 commission;
15-17 (2) rules relating to the receipt or expenditure of
15-18 funds by a commission, including:
15-19 (A) restrictions on the expenditure of any
15-20 portion of commission funds for certain classes of expenses; and
15-21 (B) restrictions on the maximum amount of or
15-22 percentage of commission funds that may be expended on a class of
15-23 expenses, including indirect costs or travel expenses;
15-24 (3) annual reporting requirements for a commission;
15-25 (4) annual audit requirements on funds received or
15-26 expended by a commission from any source;
16-1 (5) rules relating to the establishment and use of
16-2 standards by which the productivity and performance of each
16-3 commission can be evaluated; and
16-4 (6) [issue] guidelines that [to] commissions and
16-5 governmental units shall follow in carrying [to carry] out the
16-6 provisions of this chapter relating to review and comment
16-7 procedures.
16-8 (b) The governor and state agencies shall provide technical
16-9 information and assistance to the members and staff of a commission
16-10 to increase, to the greatest extent feasible, the capability of the
16-11 commission to discharge its duties and responsibilities prescribed
16-12 by this chapter and to ensure compliance with the rules,
16-13 requirements, and guidelines adopted under Subsection (a).
16-14 SECTION 17. Chapter 391, Local Government Code, is amended
16-15 by adding Section 391.0095 to read as follows:
16-16 Sec. 391.0095. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) The
16-17 audit and reporting requirements under Section 391.009(a) shall
16-18 include a requirement that a commission annually report to the
16-19 governor:
16-20 (1) the amount and source of funds received by the
16-21 commission;
16-22 (2) the amount and source of funds expended by the
16-23 commission;
16-24 (3) an explanation of any method used by the
16-25 commission to compute an expense of the commission, including
16-26 computation of any indirect cost of the commission;
17-1 (4) a report of the commission's productivity and
17-2 performance during the annual reporting period;
17-3 (5) a projection of the commission's productivity and
17-4 performance during the next annual reporting period;
17-5 (6) the results of an audit of the commission's
17-6 affairs prepared by an independent certified public accountant; and
17-7 (7) a report of any assets disposed of by the
17-8 commission.
17-9 (b) The annual audit of a commission may be commissioned by
17-10 the governor's office or by the commission, as determined by the
17-11 governor's office, and shall be paid for from the commission's
17-12 funds.
17-13 (c) A commission shall submit any other report or an audit
17-14 required by the governor.
17-15 (d) If a commission fails to submit a report or audit
17-16 required under this section or is determined by the governor to
17-17 have failed to comply with a rule, requirement, or guideline
17-18 adopted under Section 391.009, the governor may, until the failure
17-19 is corrected:
17-20 (1) appoint a receiver to operate or oversee the
17-21 commission; or
17-22 (2) withhold any appropriated funds of the commission.
17-23 (e) A commission shall also send to the state auditor, the
17-24 comptroller, and the Legislative Budget Board a copy of a report or
17-25 an audit required under this section or under Section 391.009. If
17-26 the governor determines that there is a question about the
18-1 appropriateness of an expenditure or other action of a commission,
18-2 the governor shall report the expenditure or other action to the
18-3 state auditor for review.
18-4 SECTION 18. (a) The governor shall adopt rules,
18-5 requirements, and guidelines required by Sections 391.009 and
18-6 391.0095, Local Government Code, as amended or added by this Act,
18-7 not later than January 1, 2000.
18-8 (b) An entity required to file an audit or a report under
18-9 Section 391.009 or Section 391.0095, Local Government Code, as
18-10 amended or added by this Act, shall file the initial audit or
18-11 report not later than September 1, 2000.
18-12 SECTION 19. This section provides, for information purposes
18-13 only, a derivation table for provisions of the General
18-14 Appropriations Act that are codified in general law by other
18-15 sections of this Act. The first column identifies the codified
18-16 law; all references are to the Government Code unless otherwise
18-17 expressly noted. The second column identifies for each codified
18-18 law the applicable source provision of Article IX of the General
18-19 Appropriations Act for the fiscal biennium ending August 31, 1999
18-20 (Chapter 1452, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session,
18-21 1997).
18-22 Codified Law Source Provision
18-23 Sec. 324.008(d) Sec. 89
18-24 Sec. 403.0131 Sec. 87
18-25 Sec. 403.021 Sec. 86, last par.
18-26 Sec. 751.024 Sec. 106.4
19-1 Sec. 2054.008 Sec. 92 (part)
19-2 Sec. 2101.011 (generally) Sec. 86 (almost all)
19-3 Sec. 2101.011(c)(3)(G) Sec. 154, last sent.
19-4 Sec. 2101.011(c)(11) Sec. 20.3, last sent.
19-5 Sec. 2102.0091 Sec. 95
19-6 Sec. 2152.064(b) Secs. 93.1, 94 (part)
19-7 Secs. 2152.064(d), (e) Secs. 93.2, 93.3
19-8 Sec. 2166.152(e) Sec. 47 (part)
19-9 Sec. 2166.2551 Sec. 92 (part)
19-10 Secs. 2205.039(b), (c) Sec. 86.6 (part)
19-11 Sec. 2205.041 Sec. 86.6 (part)
19-12 Sec. 2254.006 Sec. 92 (part)
19-13 Sec. 2254.0301 Sec. 92 (part)
19-14 Sec. 109.0015, Civil Practice and
19-15 Remedies Code Sec. 100
19-16 SECTION 20. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
19-17 SECTION 21. The importance of this legislation and the
19-18 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
19-19 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
19-20 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
19-21 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 176 passed the Senate on
March 11, 1999, by a viva-voce vote; and that the Senate concurred
in House amendments on May 11, 1999, by a viva-voce vote.
_______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 176 passed the House, with
amendments, on May 6, 1999, by a non-record vote.
_______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor