78S10220 MTB-D

By:  Casteel                                                      H.B. No. 59 


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the governor's budget and the governor's report on state agency efficiency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 401.0445(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) In the budget, the governor shall show: (1) the list of appropriations for the current year preceding the biennium for which appropriations are sought and recommended; (2) expenditures for [each of] the year [two full years] preceding the current year; and (3) the amounts requested by the various agencies and the amounts recommended by the governor for each of the years of the biennium. SECTION 2. Section 401.046(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The governor shall deliver a copy of the governor's budget to each member of the legislature before the governor gives the message to the legislature required by Section 9, Article IV, Texas Constitution, at the commencement [not later than the sixth day] of each regular legislative session. SECTION 3. Section 401.047 and Chapter 2053, Government Code, are repealed. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect November 1, 2003.