By: Martinez Fischer (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 1271
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2013;
April 24, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 8, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 8, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to providing links in the online text of proposed
legislation to other state laws referenced in that legislation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 323.0145, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) If the text of a document described by Subsection
(a)(2)(C) or (D) includes a cross-reference to a section of state
statute, the council to the extent feasible shall include in any
electronic version of the document made available to the public
through the Internet an electronic link or other method by which a
person reading the document may automatically access the text of
the referenced section.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a bill or joint resolution filed, or an amendment or substitute
adopted by a legislative committee, on or after the effective date
of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect November 1, 2014.
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