85R993 MK-D
By: Lozano, Cain H.B. No. 791
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to allowing certain individuals appointed by the governor
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 by the
governor before December 31, 2016, and who is required to file a
financial statement with the commission under this subchapter may
file the financial statement by certified mail if the individual
does not own a personal computer or does not have access to the
Internet at the individual's residence. 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.