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1-H.B. No. 5
1+87S20906 SRA-D
2+ By: Bonnen, et al. H.B. No. 5
3+ Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5:
4+ By: Capriglione C.S.H.B. No. 5
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7+ A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
48 AN ACT
59 relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving
610 direction regarding appropriations.
711 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
812 SECTION 1. SENATE. (a) Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
913 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
1014 General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following
1115 rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
1216 appropriations made to the Senate in that section (page X-1):
1317 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
1418 appropriated by this Act to the Senate, there is appropriated to the
1519 Senate from the general revenue fund the amount of $34,422,614 for
1620 the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of
1721 $37,291,165 for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022,
1822 for Strategy A.1.1, Senate, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
1923 above.
2024 (b) Rider 3 (page X-1), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
2125 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
2226 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
2327 appropriations to the Senate is amended to read as follows:
2428 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
2529 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
2630 to the Senate are appropriated to the Senate for the same purposes
2731 for the biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
2832 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
2933 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Senate are
3034 appropriated for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning
3135 September 1, 2022.
3236 SECTION 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) Section 1,
3337 Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
3438 Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
3539 by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
3640 pattern of the appropriations made to the House of Representatives
3741 in that section (page X-2):
3842 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
3943 appropriated by this Act to the House of Representatives, there is
4044 appropriated to the House of Representatives from the general
4145 revenue fund the amount of $43,098,410 for the state fiscal year
4246 beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $48,600,335 for the
4347 state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
4448 House of Representatives, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
4549 above.
4650 (b) Rider 3 (page X-2), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
4751 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
4852 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
4953 appropriations to the House of Representatives is amended to read
5054 as follows:
5155 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
5256 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
5357 to the House of Representatives are appropriated to the House of
5458 Representatives for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
5559 September 1, 2021.
5660 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
5761 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the House of
5862 Representatives are appropriated for the same purposes for the
5963 fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
6064 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. (a) Section 1,
6165 Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
6266 Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
6367 by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
6468 pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Budget Board
6569 in that section (page X-3):
6670 4. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
6771 appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Budget Board, there is
6872 appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board from the general
6973 revenue fund the amount of $13,178,999 for the state fiscal year
7074 beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $13,178,998 for the
7175 state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
7276 Legislative Budget Board, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1
7377 above.
7478 (b) Rider 2 (page X-3), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
7579 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
7680 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
7781 appropriations to the Legislative Budget Board is amended to read
7882 as follows:
7983 2. Unexpended Balance. Any unobligated and unexpended
8084 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
8185 to the Legislative Budget Board are appropriated to the Legislative
8286 Budget Board for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
8387 September 1, 2021.
8488 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
8589 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative Budget
8690 Board are appropriated to the Legislative Budget Board for the same
8791 purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
8892 SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (a) Section 1, Article X,
8993 Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
9094 Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by
9195 adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
9296 pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Council in
9397 that section (page X-4):
9498 5. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
9599 appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Council, there is
96100 appropriated to the Legislative Council from the general revenue
97101 fund the amount of $40,205,883 for the state fiscal year beginning
98102 September 1, 2021, and the amount of $43,556,374 for the state
99103 fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1,
100104 Legislative Council, to be spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.
101105 (b) Rider 2 (page X-4), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
102106 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
103107 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
104108 appropriations to the Legislative Council is amended to read as
105109 follows:
106110 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
107111 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
108112 to the Legislative Council are appropriated to the Legislative
109113 Council for the same purposes for the biennium beginning September
110114 1, 2021.
111115 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
112116 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative
113117 Council are appropriated to the Legislative Council for the same
114118 purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
115119 SECTION 5. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS. (a) Section 1,
116120 Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
117121 Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
118122 by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
119123 pattern of the appropriations made to the Commission on Uniform
120124 State Laws in that section (page X-5):
121125 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
122126 appropriated by this Act to the Commission on Uniform State Laws,
123127 there is appropriated to the Commission on Uniform State Laws from
124128 the general revenue fund the amount of $143,958 for each state
125129 fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
126130 2021, for Strategy A.1.1, Commission on Uniform State Laws, to be
127131 spent in accordance with Rider 1 above.
128132 (b) Rider 2 (page X-5), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
129133 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
130134 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
131135 appropriations to the Commission on Uniform State Laws is amended
132136 to read as follows:
133137 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
134138 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
135139 to the Commission on Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the
136140 Commission on Uniform State Laws for the same purposes for the
137141 biennium beginning September 1, 2021.
138142 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
139143 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Commission on
140144 Uniform State Laws are appropriated to the Commission on Uniform
141145 State Laws for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning
142146 September 1, 2022.
143147 SECTION 6. SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) Section 1,
144148 Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
145149 Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
146150 by adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
147151 pattern of the appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory
148152 Commission in that section (page X-6):
149153 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
150154 appropriated by this Act to the Sunset Advisory Commission, there
151155 is appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission from the general
152156 revenue fund the amount of $2,268,722 for each state fiscal year of
153157 the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for Strategy
154158 A.1.1, Sunset Advisory Commission.
155159 (b) Riders 1 and 2 (pages X-5 and X-6), Section 1, Article X,
156160 Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
157161 Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern
158162 of the appropriations to the Sunset Advisory Commission are amended
159163 to read as follows:
160164 1. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
161165 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
162166 to the Sunset Advisory Commission are appropriated to the Sunset
163167 Advisory Commission for the same purposes for the biennium
164168 beginning September 1, 2021.
165169 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
166170 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Sunset Advisory
167171 Commission are appropriated to the Sunset Advisory Commission for
168172 the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
169173 2. Appropriation to Sunset Advisory Commission Account. The
170174 money that an entity is required by law to pay to the Sunset
171175 Advisory Commission to cover the costs the commission incurs in
172176 performing a review of the entity is appropriated to the commission
173177 for maintaining the operations of the commission.
174178 SECTION 7. STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. (a) Section 1, Article
175179 X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular
176180 Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by
177181 adding the following rider at the end of the riders to the bill
178182 pattern of the appropriations made to the State Auditor's Office in
179183 that section (page X-7):
180184 8. General Funding. (a) In addition to amounts otherwise
181185 appropriated by this Act to the State Auditor's Office, there is
182186 appropriated to the State Auditor's Office from the general revenue
183187 fund the amount of $17,027,403 for the state fiscal year beginning
184188 September 1, 2021, and the amount of $17,027,402 for the state
185189 fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022, for Strategy A.1.1, State
186190 Auditor.
187191 (b) The State Auditor's Office shall use money appropriated
188192 by Subsection (a) of this rider as necessary to perform the office's
189193 duties under Riders 5, 6, and 7 above.
190194 (b) Riders 2 and 3 (page X-6), Section 1, Article X, Chapter
191195 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021
192196 (the General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
193197 appropriations to the State Auditor's Office are amended to read as
194198 follows:
195199 2. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds
196200 reimbursed to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) by governmental
197201 entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the SAO
198202 during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall be used
199203 as provided by Government Code, Chapter 321.
200204 3. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
201205 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
202206 to the State Auditor's Office (SAO) from the General Revenue Fund
203207 are appropriated to the SAO for the same purposes for the biennium
204208 beginning September 1, 2021.
205209 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
206210 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the SAO from the
207211 General Revenue Fund are appropriated to the SAO for the same
208212 purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
209213 SECTION 8. LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY. (a) Section 1,
210214 Article X, Chapter 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature,
211215 Regular Session, 2021 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended
212216 by adding the following riders at the end of the riders to the bill
213217 pattern of the appropriations made to the Legislative Reference
214218 Library in that section (page X-8):
215219 3. General Funding. In addition to amounts otherwise
216220 appropriated by this Act to the Legislative Reference Library,
217221 there is appropriated to the Legislative Reference Library from the
218222 general revenue fund the amount of $1,733,325 for each state fiscal
219223 year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for
220224 Strategy A.1.1, Legislative Reference Library, to be spent in
221225 accordance with Rider 1 above.
222226 4. Appropriation of Interagency Contracts. All funds
223227 transferred to the Legislative Reference Library pursuant to
224228 interagency contracts for services provided by the Legislative
225229 Reference Library are appropriated to the Legislative Reference
226230 Library during the fiscal year in which they are received and shall
227231 be used as provided by Government Code, Chapter 324.
228232 5. Appropriation of Appropriated Receipts. All funds
229233 reimbursed to the Legislative Reference Library by governmental
230234 entities for the provision of services are appropriated to the
231235 Legislative Reference Library during the fiscal year in which they
232236 are received and shall be used as provided by Government Code,
233237 Chapter 324.
234238 (b) Rider 2 (page X-8), Section 1, Article X, Chapter 1053
235239 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
236240 General Appropriations Act), to the bill pattern of the
237241 appropriations to the Legislative Reference Library is amended to
238242 read as follows:
239243 2. Unexpended Balances. Any unobligated and unexpended
240244 balances remaining as of August 31, 2021, from appropriations made
241245 to the Legislative Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund
242246 are appropriated for the same purposes for the biennium beginning
243247 September 1, 2021.
244248 Any unobligated and unexpended balances remaining as of
245249 August 31, 2022, from appropriations made to the Legislative
246250 Reference Library from the General Revenue Fund are appropriated
247251 for the same purposes for the fiscal year beginning September 1,
248252 2022.
249253 SECTION 9. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: SCHOOL DISTRICT AD
250254 VALOREM TAX RELIEF. Notwithstanding Rider 3, page III-5, Chapter
251255 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021
252256 (the General Appropriations Act), and contingent on S.B. 8 or
253257 similar legislation by the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session,
254258 2021, relating to the authority of a person who acquires a residence
255259 homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the homestead
256260 in the year in which the property is acquired, being enacted and
257261 becoming law, the amount of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the
258262 general revenue fund to the Texas Education Agency for each state
259263 fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
260264 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the
261265 legislation.
262266 SECTION 10. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY: CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL
263267 CURRICULUM. Contingent on S.B. 3 or similar legislation by the 87th
264268 Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to certain
265269 curriculum in public schools, including certain instructional
266270 requirements and prohibitions, being enacted and becoming law, the
267271 amount of $14,625,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund
268272 to the Texas Education Agency for the state fiscal biennium
269273 beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the
270274 provisions of the legislation.
271275 SECTION 11. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES:
272276 FOSTER CARE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT. Section 1, Article II, Chapter
273277 1053 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021
274278 (the General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the
275279 following rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
276280 appropriations made to the Department of Family and Protective
277281 Services in that section (page II-19):
278282 52. Foster Care Capacity Improvement. (a) In addition to
279283 the amounts appropriated above, the amount of $35,000,000 is
280284 appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Department of
281285 Family and Protective Services for each fiscal year of the state
282286 fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of
283287 providing supplemental payments to retain providers and increase
284288 provider capacity.
285289 (b) In addition to amounts appropriated above, the amount of
286290 $20,000,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
287291 Department of Family and Protective Services for the state fiscal
288292 year beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of providing
289293 targeted foster care capacity grants across this state to address
290294 the existing foster care capacity shortage. The grants should
291295 focus on:
292296 (1) serving children with the highest level of need;
293297 (2) expanding certain types of placements and bringing
294298 new providers and capacity online; and
295299 (3) promoting long-term viability of child
296300 placements.
297301 (c) All unexpended balances of the amount appropriated by
298302 Subsection (b) of this rider for the state fiscal year beginning
299303 September 1, 2021, are appropriated for the same purposes for the
300304 state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
301305 (d) The money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this rider
302306 must be spent in coordination with appropriations provided in Rider
303307 51, Community-based Care (CBC) Capacity, and, beginning with the
304308 state fiscal year that begins September 1, 2022, must be spent in
305309 compliance with rate methodology requirements outlined in Special
306310 Provisions Relating to All Health and Human Services Agencies,
307311 Section 26 of this article, Reimbursement Rates and Methodology;
308312 Reporting Requirements: Legacy Foster Care, Community Based Care
309313 Services, and Other Child Services.
310314 (e) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall
311315 prepare a report on the specific efforts that the department has
312316 implemented with money appropriated by this rider and the effect of
313317 those efforts on improving foster care capacity across the state.
314318 Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall submit the
315319 report to the Legislative Budget Board, Senate Finance Committee,
316320 House Appropriations Committee, and each standing committee of the
317321 senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over
318322 health and human services.
319323 SECTION 12. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES:
320324 CYBERSECURITY. (a) The amount of $17,443,511 is appropriated from
321325 the general revenue fund to the Department of Information Resources
322326 for the purpose of providing cybersecurity enhancements for the
323327 state during the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2021,
324328 to be allocated as follows:
325329 (1) $6,534,350 for Endpoint Detection and Response;
326330 (2) $6,909,161 for the Security Operations Center; and
327331 (3) $4,000,000 for Multifactor Authentication
328332 Expansion.
329333 (b) During the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1,
330334 2021, in addition to the number of full-time equivalent (FTE)
331335 employees other law authorizes the department to employ during that
332336 period, the Department of Information Resources may employ out of
333337 money appropriated by Subsection (a) of this section:
334338 (1) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for
335339 Endpoint Detection and Response;
336340 (2) seven full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the
337341 Security Operations Center; and
338342 (3) one full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for
339343 Multifactor Authentication Expansion.
340344 SECTION 13. TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM: ADDITIONAL PAYMENT.
341345 Contingent on S.B. 7 or similar legislation by the 87th
342346 Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to a one-time
343347 supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement
344348 System of Texas, being enacted and becoming law, the amount of
345349 $701,100,535 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the
346350 Teacher Retirement System for the state fiscal biennium beginning
347351 September 1, 2021, for the purpose of implementing the provisions
348352 of the legislation.
349353 SECTION 14. OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, TEXAS JUDICIAL
350354 COUNCIL: BOND LEGISLATION. Section 1, Article IV, Chapter 1053
351355 (S.B. 1), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021 (the
352356 General Appropriations Act), is amended by adding the following
353357 rider at the end of the riders to the bill pattern of the
354358 appropriations made to the Office of Court Administration, Texas
355359 Judicial Council, in that section (page IV-28):
356360 14. Contingent Appropriation for Bond Legislation.
357361 Contingent on S.B. 6 or similar legislation by the 87th
358362 Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2021, relating to rules for
359363 setting the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on
360364 a monetary bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain
361365 officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case,
362366 to charitable bail organizations, and to the reporting of
363367 information pertaining to bail bonds, being enacted and becoming
364368 law:
365369 (1) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by
366370 this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
367371 Council, the amount of $1,427,218 is appropriated for the state
368372 fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $885,798
369373 is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
370374 2022, from the general revenue fund to the Office of Court
371375 Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the
372376 provisions of the legislation;
373377 (2) in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated by
374378 this Act to the Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial
375379 Council, the amount of $1,500,000 is appropriated for the state
376380 fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021, and the amount of $462,500
377381 is appropriated for the state fiscal year beginning September 1,
378382 2022, from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic
379383 Filing System Account No. 5157 to the Office of Court
380384 Administration, Texas Judicial Council, to implement the
381385 provisions of the legislation;
382386 (3) during the state fiscal biennium beginning
383387 September 1, 2021, the Office of Court Administration, Texas
384388 Judicial Council, may, using money appropriated by this rider,
385389 employ six full-time equivalent (FTE) employees to implement the
386390 provisions of the legislation; and
387391 (4) the capital budget authority for the Office of
388392 Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, is increased by
389393 $1,500,000 from the General Revenue-Dedicated Statewide Electronic
390394 Filing System Account No. 5157 for the state fiscal year beginning
391395 September 1, 2021, for capital budget items related to the
392396 implementation of the legislation.
393397 SECTION 15. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AUDITABLE VOTING MACHINES.
394398 The amount of $4,300,000 is appropriated from the general revenue
395399 fund to the Secretary of State for the state fiscal year beginning
396400 September 1, 2021, for the purpose of reimbursements for the
397401 retrofitting of certain auditable voting systems, the replacement
398402 of certain systems that cannot be upgraded, and the development of
399403 secure tracking systems for mail ballots in accordance with H.B. 3
400404 or similar legislation of the 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session,
401405 2021. Unexpended balances remaining for the purposes described by
402406 this section for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2021,
403407 are appropriated for the same purposes for the state fiscal year
404408 beginning September 1, 2022.
405- SECTION 16. TRUSTEED PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE
406- GOVERNOR: TEXAS ANTI-GANG CENTER. The amount of $180,000,000 is
407- appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Trusteed Programs
408- within the Office of the Governor for the state fiscal year
409- beginning September 1, 2021, for the purpose of supporting the work
410- of Texas Anti-Gang Center programs in municipalities with a
411- population of more than 500,000 according to the most recent
412- federal decennial census. Unexpended balances remaining for the
413- purpose described by this section for the state fiscal year
414- beginning September 1, 2021, are appropriated for the same purposes
415- for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2022.
416- SECTION 17. BUDGET EXECUTION ORDER SUPERSEDED. As
409+ SECTION 16. BUDGET EXECUTION ORDER SUPERSEDED. As
417410 authorized by Section 317.011, Government Code, this Act supersedes
418411 any budget execution order issued under Chapter 317, Government
419412 Code, during August 2021 and any authorization for a transfer of an
420413 appropriation or of money under such an order is void on the
421414 effective date of this Act.
422- SECTION 18. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
415+ SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
423416 immediately.
424- ______________________________ ______________________________
425- President of the Senate Speaker of the House
426- I certify that H.B. No. 5 was passed by the House on September
427- 2, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 0, 1 present, not
428- voting; passed subject to the provisions of Article III, Section
429- 49a, of the Constitution of the State of Texas.
430- ______________________________
431- Chief Clerk of the House
432- I certify that H.B. No. 5 was passed by the Senate on
433- September 2, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; passed
434- subject to the provisions of Article III, Section 49a, of the
435- Constitution of the State of Texas.
436- ______________________________
437- Secretary of the Senate
438- I certify that the amounts appropriated in the herein H.B.
439- No. 5, 2nd Called Session of the 87th Legislature, are within
440- amounts estimated to be available in the affected fund.
441- Certified_____________________
442- ______________________________
443- Comptroller of Public Accounts
444- APPROVED: __________________
445- Date
446- __________________
447- Governor