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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a member of the legislature to request |
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an attorney general opinion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 402.042(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An opinion may be requested by: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the head of a department of state government; |
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(3) a head or board of a penal institution; |
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(4) a head or board of an eleemosynary institution; |
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(5) the head of a state board; |
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(6) a regent or trustee of a state educational |
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institution; |
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(7) a member [committee] of a house of the |
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legislature; |
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(8) a county auditor authorized by law; or |
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(9) the chairman of the governing board of a river |
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authority. |
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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, 2019. |