H.B. No. 3216
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. Not later than the fifth
business day after the date a complaint is filed, the commission
shall send written notice to the complainant and 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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3216 was passed by the House on April
30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3216 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3216 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor