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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability on the Texas Ethics Commission's |
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website of personal financial statements filed by public officials. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.032(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Financial statements filed under this subchapter are |
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public records. The commission shall maintain the statements in |
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separate alphabetical files and in a manner that is accessible to |
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the public during regular office hours and make the statements |
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available to the public on the commission's website. |
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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, 2013. |