SRC-JEC H.B. 999 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 999
By: Madden (Ellis, Rodney)
State Affairs
5/21/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, candidates, officeholders, and political committees are
required to file reports electronically with the Texas Ethics Commission.
The Election Code provides an exception to this requirement for those who
do not use a computer to keep current records.  H.B. 999 requires the
Texas Ethics Commission to convert any such report to an electronic
format. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 254.036(c), Election Code, to require the Texas
Ethics Commission (TEC) to convert to an electronic format any report
filed with TEC under this chapter that is not required to be filed
electronically under this subsection.  Requires a report filed under this
chapter with TEC that is not required to be filed electronically under
this subsection, notwithstanding any other provision of this section or
Section 251.003, to be accompanied by an amount determined by TEC as
sufficient to generate additional revenue necessary to implement this
subsection. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 254.0401(b), Election Code, to change a
statutory reference from Section 254.036(c) or (d), to Section 254.036(d). 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4.   Effective date:  September 1, 2003.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.