H.B. 3 78(2)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 3
By: Swinford
Government Reform
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law provides that the Governor must deliver a budget to the
Legislature by the sixth day of each regular legislative session or face
criminal penalty. 

HB 3 provides the Governor additional time to provide the budget and
repeals the criminal penalty.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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


ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 401.046(a), Government Code by striking
language that required the Governor to submit his budget to the
legislature by the sixth day of each legislative session.   Instead the
Governor would be required to submit his budget prior to giving the State
of the State Address. 

SECTION 2.  Section 401.047, Government Code is repealed.  This is the
criminal penalty associated with failure of the Governor to submit his
budget to the legislature. 

SECTION 3.  Effective Date.


EFFECTIVE DATE

This Act will take effect December 1, 2003.