88R33228 DIO-D
By: Huffman S.R. No. 707
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
Bill 9 (the development and funding of broadband and
telecommunications services) to consider and take action on the
following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the bill in proposed SECTIONS 3(a), (c), and (d) of the
bill to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller of public accounts shall make a one-time
transfer in the amount of $155,200,000 from the broadband
infrastructure fund established under Section 49-d-16, Article
III, Texas Constitution, to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund
established under Section 771.0713, Health and Safety Code.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 5, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of
the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, the comptroller of
public accounts may not use funds appropriated under that section
to support the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program established
under Section 403.503, Government Code, as added by Chapter 659
(H.B. 1505), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
after the effective date of this Act.
(d) The comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the
amounts described by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section not
later than September 15, 2024.
Explanation: The added text would require the comptroller of
public accounts to make a one-time transfer from the broadband
infrastructure fund to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund,
prohibit the use of certain appropriated money in the Texas
Broadband Pole Replacement Program after the effective date of the
bill, and provide that the one-time transfers of money required by
the bill be made not later than September 15, 2024.