78S10215 JRD-D

By:  Swinford                                                     H.B. No. 54 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to excepting certain budgetary working papers from 
required public disclosure.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 401, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 401.0446 to read as follows:
	Sec. 401.0446.  BUDGETARY WORKING PAPERS.  (a)  In this 
section, "budgetary working paper" means information, other than a 
uniform budget estimate form, that is created, received, 
considered, or otherwise used by a governmental body in estimating 
revenues or in considering or preparing a draft or final biennial 
state fiscal budget or appropriations bill, including a draft, a 
working paper, supporting material, research material, or an 
internal or external communication relating to that budget or 
appropriations bill.
	(b)  A budgetary working paper that is collected, assembled, 
or maintained by the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the 
house of representatives, comptroller, Legislative Budget Board, 
senate finance committee, senate state affairs committee, house 
appropriations committee, or house ways and means committee is 
excepted from required public disclosure under Chapter 552 or any 
other law of this state.  Section 552.022 does not apply to 
information excepted from required public disclosure by this 
section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.