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AN ACT
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relating to allowing individuals appointed to state office to file |
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required financial statements by certified mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.0291, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), a [A] financial statement filed with |
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the commission must be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other |
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means of electronic transfer, using computer software provided by |
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the commission or computer software that meets commission |
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specifications for a standard file format. |
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(b) An individual who was appointed to office and who is |
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required to file a financial statement with the commission under |
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this subchapter may file the financial statement by certified mail. |
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The filing by mail must be in compliance with Section 572.029. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 791 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 791 on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 791 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 16, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |