Floor Packet Page No. 520                                                   



	

Amend CSHB 3 by adding the following appropriately numbered 

ARTICLE to read as follows and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES 

accordingly:

	ARTICLE __.  PUBLIC NOTICE RELATING TO TAX INCREASES AND DECREASES

	SECTION __.01.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day after the 

date this Act takes effect:

		(1)  the chief clerk of the house of representatives 

and the secretary of the senate, as applicable, shall publish on the 

public Internet site maintained by or for the appropriate house in a 

manner that is easily accessible and searchable by members of the 

public:

			(A)  the record vote of that house on approval of 

this Act, including the vote of each individual member;

			(B)  a description of each tax increase or 

decrease prescribed by this Act, including an estimate of the 

amount of each increase or decrease according to revenue estimates 

prepared by the comptroller of public accounts; and

			(C)  whether the governor signed the legislation 

enacting this Act, and if so, the date on which the governor signed 

that legislation; and

		(2)  the governor shall:                                                      

			(A)  publish the information required by 

Subdivision (1) on the public Internet site maintained by or for the 

governor in a manner that is easily accessible and searchable by 

members of the public; and

			(B)  publish the information required by 

Subdivision (1)  in each statewide and regional newspaper that, in 

the governor's judgment, will provide reasonable notice of that 

information throughout this state.

	(b)  The notice published by the governor under  Subsection 

(a)(2)(B) must cover at least 25 percent of the page on which the 

notice is published.