H.B. No. 791
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 791 was passed by the House on April
13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 791 on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2
present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 791 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 16, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor