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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for filing a personal financial statement |
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by persons appointed to certain state offices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.026(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An individual who is appointed to serve as a salaried |
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appointed officer or an appointed officer of a major state agency or |
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who is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office shall file |
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a financial statement not later than the 30th [14th] day after the |
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date of appointment or the date of qualification for the office, or |
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if confirmation by the senate is required, before the first |
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committee hearing on the confirmation, whichever date is earlier. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.026(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to the filing of a financial statement by |
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a person appointed to state office on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. The filing of a financial statement by a person appointed |
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to state office before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the person was appointed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |