81R10186 CAE-D
By: Naishtat H.B. No. 3216
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to telephone or electronic mail notification to a
respondent of a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.123(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) After a complaint is filed, the commission shall
immediately attempt to contact and notify the respondent of the
complaint by telephone or electronic mail. If the commission fails
to contact the respondent by telephone or electronic mail, the
commission shall send written notice to the respondent. Not later
than the fifth business day after the date a complaint is filed, the
commission shall send written notice to the complainant and, unless
it has previously done so, to the respondent. The written notice to
the complainant and the respondent must:
(1) state whether the complaint complies with the form
requirements of Section 571.122; and
(2) if applicable, include the information required by
Section 571.124(e).
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, 2009.