| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 987 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the reporting of certain information regarding the |
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| 6 | 6 | | payment of state money to certain vendors and counties. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 2115.005, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 9 | 9 | | read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 2115.005. ANNUAL REPORT BY COMPTROLLER [FORWARDING |
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| 11 | 11 | | REPORTS]. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), not [The comptroller |
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| 12 | 12 | | shall provide copies, including electronic form copies, of any |
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| 13 | 13 | | reports received from a consultant contracting under Section |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2115.002 to: |
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| 15 | 15 | | [(1) the governor; |
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| 16 | 16 | | [(2) the state auditor's office; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | [(3) the Legislative Budget Board. |
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| 18 | 18 | | [(b) The comptroller shall provide the copies required by |
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| 19 | 19 | | Subsection (a) not later than the 15th day after the date the |
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| 20 | 20 | | comptroller receives the consultant's report. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [(c) Not] later than February 1 of each [odd-numbered] year, |
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| 22 | 22 | | the comptroller shall issue [a report] to the legislature, |
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| 23 | 23 | | governor, state auditor's office, and Legislative Budget Board a |
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| 24 | 24 | | report summarizing the activities conducted by a consultant |
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| 25 | 25 | | pursuant to a recovery audit completed under this chapter during |
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| 26 | 26 | | the preceding state fiscal [biennium ending August 31 of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | previous] year. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The comptroller is required to issue a report under |
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| 29 | 29 | | Subsection (a) only if a recovery audit was completed under this |
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| 30 | 30 | | chapter during the preceding state fiscal year. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. Section 61.040, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 32 | 32 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sec. 61.040. TAX INFORMATION. (a) For the purpose of |
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| 34 | 34 | | determining eligibility for state assistance under this chapter, |
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| 35 | 35 | | [The comptroller shall give] the department may require a county to |
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| 36 | 36 | | provide the following information for the relevant period [relating |
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| 37 | 37 | | to]: |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) the taxable value of property taxable by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | [each] county; |
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| 40 | 40 | | (2) the [and each] county's applicable general revenue |
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| 41 | 41 | | tax levy [for the relevant period]; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | (3) [(2)] the amount of sales and use tax revenue |
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| 43 | 43 | | received by the [each] county [for the relevant period]. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (b) The department shall prescribe the manner in which a |
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| 45 | 45 | | county must provide the information described by Subsection (a). |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 987 passed the Senate on |
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| 50 | 50 | | April 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 987 passed the House on |
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| 54 | 54 | | May 23, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, two |
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| 55 | 55 | | present not voting. |
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| 56 | 56 | | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | 57 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 58 | 58 | | Approved: |
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| 59 | 59 | | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | 60 | | Date |
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| 61 | 61 | | ______________________________ |
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| 62 | 62 | | Governor |
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