HBA-EDN H.B. 2791 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2791
By: Villarreal, Mike
State Affairs
3/28/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Texas Ethics Commission (commission) is required to
mail two copies of the personal financial statement form to a state
officer, partisan or independent candidate for an office as an elected
officer, and a party chairman.  This form is now available on-line, and it
would be a cost savings to the state if the commission was only required to
mail one copy of the form.  House Bill 2791 reduces the number of copies of
the form that the commission is required to mail.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2791 amends the Government Code to reduce, from two to one, the
number of copies of a personal financial statement form that the Texas
Ethics Commission is required to mail to a state officer, partisan or
independent candidate for an office as an elected officer, and a party
chairman. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.