By:  Strama (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos)                         H.B. No. 1339
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2005; 
April 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Transportation and Homeland Security; May 11, 2005, reported 
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following 
vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1339                                   By:  Barrientos


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the appointment of a voting proxy by a legislative 
policy board member of a metropolitan planning organization.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 472.031, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  A legislative member of a policy board may only appoint 
a proxy under Subsection (a) who is:
		(1)  the legislative member's employee or staff member;                
		(2)  a person related to the member within the second 
degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 
573, Government Code, who is not required to register as a lobbyist 
under Chapter 305, Government Code;
		(3)  another legislative member of the policy board; or                
		(4)  a locally elected official.                                       
	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, 2005.



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