By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 3683
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 13, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the electronic filing of personal financial statements
with the Texas Ethics Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 572.0291 to read as follows:
Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. A financial
statement filed with the commission must be filed by computer
diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer, using
computer software provided by the commission or computer software
that meets commission specifications for a standard file format.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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