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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a public hearing be held on a |
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proposal by the governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect |
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appropriations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 317.005, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) After a [governor's] proposal under this chapter is |
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published in the Texas Register, the Legislative Budget Board shall |
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[may] conduct a public hearing on the proposal. The board shall |
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give notice of a hearing under this section in the manner provided |
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by law for notice of regular meetings of the board. The board also |
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shall provide notice by mail of its meetings to each member of the |
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Legislature. The notice of the meeting must include a description |
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of the nature of the proposal or order to be considered. [If the |
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agenda includes a public hearing on a proposal, the notice must so |
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state.] |
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(a-1) After a hearing under Subsection (a) and at a meeting |
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held not less than 10 days after the date notice of the meeting was |
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given in the manner provided for regular board meetings, in |
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response to a [governor's] proposal by the governor, the board, |
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subject to the restrictions provided by Subsection (e), may: |
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(1) ratify the proposal by adopting an order changing |
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the relevant appropriation in the manner specified in the proposal; |
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(2) reject the proposal; or |
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(3) recommend changes in the proposal. |
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(b) After a hearing under Subsection (a), in [In] response |
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to a proposal by the board, the governor may take any action |
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specified by Subsection (a-1) [(a)] for board action on a |
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[governor's] proposal by the governor. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proposal under Chapter 317, Government Code, made on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A proposal under Chapter 317, |
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Government Code, made before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the proposal was made, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |