84R5186 MK-F
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 3511
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the contents of financial statements that are
electronically filed by certain persons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.023, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) A person who electronically files a verified financial
statement with the commission or another filing authority is not
required to include a notarized affidavit with the financial
statement if the person:
(1) has requested and received an electronic filing
password pursuant to the rules of the commission or other
authority, as applicable; and
(2) uses that password to file the financial
statement.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a financial statement
due on or after the effective date of this Act. A financial
statement due before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the financial statement was due, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.