Amend CSHB 2942 (house committee report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent ARTICLES accordingly:

ARTICLE ____. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN COUNTIES
	SECTION ____.01.  Subchapter A, Chapter 112, Local 
Government Code, is amended by adding Section 112.011 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 112.011.  ELECTRONIC CHECKING ACCOUNT TRANSACTION 
REGISTER.  (a)  This section applies only to a county with a 
population of 250,000 or more.
	(b)  The county treasurer shall maintain the transaction 
register for the county's checking account as a list in a searchable 
electronic spreadsheet format, such as a portable document format 
(PDF) or similar file type, in which the transaction register is 
readily available for purposes of Subsection (d).  Except as 
provided by Subsection (c), the electronic checking account 
transaction register must include for each check written from a 
county checking account:
		(1)  the transaction amount;                                           
		(2)  the name of the payee; and                                        
		(3)  a statement of the purpose of the expenditure for 
which the check was written.
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), beginning September 
1, 2010, a county's electronic checking account transaction 
register must contain the information required by Subsections 
(b)(1) and (2) for each check dated on or after August 1, 2010.  
Beginning September 1, 2011, a county's electronic checking account 
transaction register must contain the information required by 
Subsections (b)(1) through (3) for each check dated on or after 
August 1, 2011.  This subsection expires October 1, 2011.
	(c)  A county may not include in the county's electronic 
checking account transaction register a check issued to:
		(1)  a county employee in payment of:                                  
			(A)  salary, wages, or an employment stipend; or                      
			(B)  a workers' compensation income benefit, 
medical benefit, death benefit, or burial benefit that is issued by 
a county operating as a self-insurer under Chapter 504, Labor Code; 
or
		(2)  a court-appointed attorney, including an attorney 
in a juvenile justice court.
	(d)  A county shall post the electronic checking account 
transaction register at all times on the county's Internet website 
for viewing and downloading by interested persons.  The county may 
not charge a fee to a person who views or downloads the electronic 
checking account transaction register under this subsection.
	(e)  A county shall:                                                    
		(1)  update the electronic checking account 
transaction register at least once each month, not later than the 
30th day after the closing date of the most recent monthly statement 
for the checking account; and
		(2)  maintain each transaction or listing in the 
electronic checking account transaction register on the county's 
Internet website until the first anniversary of the date of the 
transaction or listing.
	(f)  The county treasurer may consult with the comptroller in 
developing an electronic checking account transaction register 
under this section.
	(g)  This section does not apply to a county that maintains a 
check registry or a similar comprehensive monthly financial report 
that was posted on the county's Internet website for public viewing 
and downloading on or before August 1, 2010.
	(h)  Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring 
a county to provide access to the county's bank account statement or 
to post additional information, including check numbers, not 
required under Subsection (b).