Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2132 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R7445 GRM-F
2	2	By: Klick H.B. No. 2132
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the requirement that the comptroller of public accounts
8	8	receive copies of orders adopted in connection with the
9	9	administration of elections.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Section 12.032(b), Election Code, is amended to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(b) The county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the
14	14	order to the secretary of state [and comptroller of public
15	15	accounts] not later than the third day after the date the order is
16	16	adopted.
17	17	SECTION 2. Section 12.034(b), Election Code, is amended to
18	18	read as follows:
19	19	(b) Not later than the third day after the date the
20	20	rescission order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a
21	21	certified copy of the order to the secretary of state [and
22	22	comptroller of public accounts].
23	23	SECTION 3. Section 31.031(d), Election Code, is amended to
24	24	read as follows:
25	25	(d) Not later than the third day after the date the order is
26	26	adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the
27	27	order to:
28	28	(1) the secretary of state; and
29	29	(2) [the comptroller of public accounts; and
30	30	[(3)] each member of the county election commission.
31	31	SECTION 4. Section 31.048(c), Election Code, is amended to
32	32	read as follows:
33	33	(c) Not later than the third day after the date an order
34	34	abolishing the position of administrator is adopted, the county
35	35	clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary
36	36	of state [and comptroller of public accounts].
37	37	SECTION 5. Section 31.071(c), Election Code, is amended to
38	38	read as follows:
39	39	(c) Not later than the third day after the date the order is
40	40	adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the
41	41	order to the secretary of state [and comptroller of public
42	42	accounts].
43	43	SECTION 6. Section 31.076(b), Election Code, is amended to
44	44	read as follows:
45	45	(b) Not later than the third day after the date the
46	46	rescission order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a
47	47	certified copy of the order to the secretary of state [and
48	48	comptroller of public accounts].
49	49	SECTION 7. Section 31.152(h), Election Code, is amended to
50	50	read as follows:
51	51	(h) Not later than the third day after the date the order is
52	52	adopted, the chair of the joint elections commission shall deliver
53	53	a certified copy of the order to:
54	54	(1) the secretary of state;
55	55	(2) [the comptroller;
56	56	[(3)] each member of the county election commission, if
57	57	any; and
58	58	(3) [(4)] a representative from each participating
59	59	entity.
60	60	SECTION 8. Section 31.170(c), Election Code, is amended to
61	61	read as follows:
62	62	(c) Not later than the third day after the date an order
63	63	abolishing the position of joint elections administrator is
64	64	adopted, the county clerk of the most populous participating county
65	65	shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of
66	66	state [and comptroller].
67	67	SECTION 9. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
68	68	an order adopted on or after the effective date of this Act. An
69	69	order adopted before the effective date of this Act is governed by
70	70	the law in effect on the date the order was adopted, and the former
71	71	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
72	72	SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.