By: Huffman S.R. No. 707
SENATE RESOLUTION
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.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 28, 2023, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate