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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the analysis of certain legislative measures making an |
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appropriation or affecting a state tax or fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 322.0085 and 322.0086 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 322.0085. IMPACT ANALYSIS OF REDUCTIONS IN GENERAL |
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REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In this section, "appropriations |
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bill" means any bill that includes one or more appropriations of |
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state revenue. The term includes a bill that proposes a change in |
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the amount of an appropriation made by another legislative measure. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after an appropriations bill is |
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filed in either house of the legislature, the director shall |
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prepare an appropriations impact statement for the bill that |
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identifies each proposed appropriation that would: |
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(1) result in a total amount of general revenue |
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appropriations available for any purpose for the succeeding fiscal |
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biennium that is less than the total amount of general revenue |
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appropriations available for the same purpose for the current |
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fiscal biennium, after considering other appropriations from |
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general revenue for the same purpose and after adjusting, in a |
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manner determined by the director, the total amount of |
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appropriations for that purpose for the current biennium to reflect |
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the state's population growth and monetary inflation during the |
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current biennium; or |
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(2) result in a reduction in the total amount of |
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general revenue appropriations available for any purpose for the |
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current fiscal biennium. |
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(c) For each appropriation that the director determines |
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will result in a comparative reduction in the total amount of |
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general revenue appropriations available for a purpose, the |
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director shall: |
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(1) determine and report in the statement the |
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estimated amount of the reduction; |
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(2) include in the statement a description of the |
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services and functions for which the appropriation may be used and |
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of how those services and functions may be affected by the |
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reduction; and |
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(3) identify in the statement any other sources of |
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funding, including increases in fees or other charges, that |
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lawfully could be used for that purpose and made available to |
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supplement the reduced appropriation. |
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(d) As soon as practicable after a bill to which this |
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section applies is reported from committee, engrossed by the house |
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of origin, reported to the house of origin with amendments by the |
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other house, or reported to either house by a conference committee, |
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the director shall revise the statement required by this section to |
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reflect any changes to the bill made by the applicable committee, |
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house, or conference committee. |
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(e) The director, by e-mail or other method the director |
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determines appropriate, shall make each impact statement required |
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by this section available to each member of the legislature as soon |
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as practicable after the statement is prepared. |
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Sec. 322.0086. IMPACT ANALYSIS OF STATE TAX AND FEE BILLS. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Tax bill" means a bill that proposes to: |
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(A) impose a new state tax; or |
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(B) change the rate of a state tax. |
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(2) "Fee bill" means a bill that proposes to: |
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(A) impose a new state fee; or |
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(B) change the amount of a state fee. |
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(3) "State fee" means a fee all or part of the revenue |
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from which is deposited to the credit of the state treasury. |
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(4) "State tax" means a tax all or part of the revenue |
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from which is deposited to the credit of the state treasury. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after a tax bill or fee bill is |
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filed in either house of the legislature, the director shall |
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prepare an impact statement for the bill that: |
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(1) states the amount of each increase or reduction in |
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state revenue estimated to result from the changes in law made by |
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the bill; |
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(2) describes the services and functions for which any |
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increase in state revenue identified under Subdivision (1) may be |
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used and describes the projected effect of the increased revenue on |
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those services and functions; and |
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(3) for any reduction in state revenue identified |
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under Subdivision (1), describes the services and functions for |
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which the affected state revenue is used and describes the |
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projected effect of the reduction on those services and functions. |
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(c) As soon as practicable after a bill to which this |
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section applies is reported from committee, engrossed by the house |
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of origin, reported to the house of origin with amendments by the |
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other house, or reported to either house by a conference committee, |
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the director shall revise the statement required by this section to |
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reflect any changes to the bill made by the applicable committee, |
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house, or conference committee. |
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(d) The director, by e-mail or other method the director |
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determines appropriate, shall make each impact statement required |
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by this section available to each member of the legislature as soon |
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as practicable after the statement is prepared. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |