BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3065 |
By: Menéndez |
Elections |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties report that current law authorizes the secretary of state to provide reimbursement for primary election expenses directly to the county election officer, but only in certain counties. The parties explain that this can be problematic, and C.S.H.B. 3065 seeks to change this process to provide for the possibility of direct repayment to county election officers in all counties.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3065 amends the Election Code to remove language limiting to a county with a population of 100,000 or more a provision authorizing the secretary of state to provide payment of primary expenses directly to a county election officer who incurs the expense rather than to the county chair, on request of the election officer who conducts the primary election.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3065 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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