By: Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 326

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 16, 2011; May 16, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Government Organization; May 21, 2011, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2011, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 326 By: Nelson

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the reporting requirements of a state agency that is undergoing review by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 325.0075 to read as follows:

Sec. 325.0075. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF AGENCY BEING REVIEWED. Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished, the agency shall submit to the commission, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature a report that:

(1) lists each report that the agency is required by a statute to prepare; and

(2) evaluates the need for each report listed in Subdivision (1) based on whether factors or conditions have changed since the date the statutory requirement to prepare the report was enacted.

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, 2011.

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