By: Lozano, Cain (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 791
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017;
April 24, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 10, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0;
May 10, 2017, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 791 By: Zaffirini
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing individuals appointed to state office to file
required financial statements by certified mail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.0291, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a [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.
(b) An individual who was appointed to office and who is
required to file a financial statement with the commission under
this subchapter may file the financial statement by certified mail.
The filing by mail must be in compliance with Section 572.029.
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, 2017.
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