By: Ogden S.B. No. 1200

(In the Senate - Filed February 27, 2009; March 13, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; April 20, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 20, 2009, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1200 By: Duncan

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to disclosure of contracts between a member of the legislature, or a business entity in which the member has a substantial interest, and a state agency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 572.0253 to read as follows:

Sec. 572.0253. REPORT OF CONTRACT WITH STATE AGENCY. (a) A member of the legislature shall report on the financial statement the identification and amount of any contract entered into during the period covered by the statement between the member, or a business entity in which the member has a substantial interest, and a state agency.

(b) Sections 572.005(3), (5), (6), and (7) do not apply in determining whether, for purposes of this section, an individual has a substantial interest in a business entity.

SECTION 2. Section 572.0253, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a financial statement required to be filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, on or after September 1, 2009.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.

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