H.B. No. 1443
AN ACT
relating to the Texas Identification Number system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 403.039(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller shall assign a Texas Identification
Number[, based on the comptroller's taxpayer identification number
system,] to each person[, other than a state employee,] who
supplies property or services to the state for compensation or
reimbursement.
(b) The Texas Identification Number system shall be used by
each state agency as the primary identification system for
persons[, other than state employees,] who supply property or
services to the agency for compensation or reimbursement. The
agency may assign secondary numbers if the secondary numbering
system does not unnecessarily create duplication of data bases,
efforts, or costs.
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, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1443 was passed by the House on April
9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1443 was passed by the Senate on May
8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor