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By:  Corte (Senate Sponsor - Van de Putte)                        H.B. No. 1522
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2003; 
April 15, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations; April 22, 2003, 
rereferred to Committee on Administration; April 29, 2003, 
reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; 
April 29, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.                 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 431.013, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 431.013.  EXPENDITURES.  The comptroller may not issue 
a warrant on or initiate an electronic funds transfer from the state 
treasury for an expenditure under this chapter unless the 
expenditure is approved by the adjutant general or the adjutant 
general's designee [and the governor or their designees] before 
payment.
	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 September 1, 2003.



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