82R10542 CAE-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 2864
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disclosure required by an officer of the executive
branch on the nomination of an appointed officer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 652, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP
Sec. 652.051. DEFINITION. In this section, "appointed
officer" means:
(1) the secretary of state;
(2) an individual appointed with the advice and
consent of the senate to the governing board of a state-supported
institution of higher education; or
(3) an officer of a state agency who is appointed for a
term of office specified by the Texas Constitution or a statute of
this state.
Sec. 652.052. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a) An officer of the
executive branch who nominates a person for a position as an
appointed officer must file a statement with the Texas Ethics
Commission and, if confirmation by the senate is required, with the
presiding officer of the standing committee of the senate with
primary jurisdiction over nominations, disclosing any direct or
indirect financial relationship between the officer and the
nominated person. For purposes of this subsection, a direct or
indirect financial relationship includes engaging in a business
transaction or professional activity with the nominated person
either personally or through a business entity or association.
(b) The disclosure required by Subsection (a) must be filed
not later than the 30th day after the date the nomination is made
or, if confirmation by the senate is required, before the first
committee hearing on the confirmation, whichever date is earlier.
Sec. 652.053. RULES. The Texas Ethics Commission may adopt
rules as necessary regarding the disclosure statement to be filed
with the commission.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 652, Government Code, as
added by this Act, applies only to a nomination made on or after the
effective date of this Act. A nomination made before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
nomination was made, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.