By: Lozano, Cain (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 791

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017; April 24, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; May 10, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 10, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 791 By: Zaffirini

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to allowing individuals appointed to state office to file required financial statements by certified mail.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 572.0291, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] financial statement filed with the commission must be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer, using computer software provided by the commission or computer software that meets commission specifications for a standard file format.

(b) An individual who was appointed to office and who is required to file a financial statement with the commission under this subchapter may file the financial statement by certified mail. The filing by mail must be in compliance with Section 572.029.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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