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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of public information relating to |
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expenditures for voter identification education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.012, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Information relating to an expenditure of public money |
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on voter identification education under this section or under a |
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court order relating to the identification requirements prescribed |
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by Chapter 63 is public information and subject to disclosure under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code, notwithstanding Section 552.101 or |
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552.103, Government Code. |
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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. |