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By: Martinez Fischer (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) |
H.B. No. 1271 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2013; |
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April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 8, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 8, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing links in the online text of proposed |
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legislation to other state laws referenced in that legislation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 323.0145, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) If the text of a document described by Subsection |
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(a)(2)(C) or (D) includes a cross-reference to a section of state |
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statute, the council to the extent feasible shall include in any |
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electronic version of the document made available to the public |
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through the Internet an electronic link or other method by which a |
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person reading the document may automatically access the text of |
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the referenced section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a bill or joint resolution filed, or an amendment or substitute |
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adopted by a legislative committee, on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect November 1, 2014. |
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