By: Huffman S.R. No. 709
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 Joint Resolution 125 (creating the broadband
infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and
assist in the financing of connectivity projects) 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 joint resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of the
joint resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(f), Article III,
Texas Constitution, to read as follows:
(f) The comptroller may transfer money from the fund to
another fund as provided by general law. The state agency that
administers the fund to which the money is transferred as
authorized by this subsection may use the money without further
appropriation only for the expansion of access to and adoption of
broadband and telecommunications services as provided by general
law.
Explanation: The added text would enable the comptroller
of public accounts to transfer money from the broadband
infrastructure fund to another fund, authorizing the state
agency administering the fund to which the money is transferred
to use it only for the expansion of access to and adoption of
broadband and telecommunications services.
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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