89R22108 CS-D
By: Harris Davila, et al. H.B. No. 2832
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2832:
By: Capriglione C.S.H.B. No. 2832
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring a state agency to report the acceptance of
federal money to the comptroller of public accounts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 10, Government Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 2118 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2118. STATE AGENCY REPORTING ON ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL
MONEY
Sec. 2118.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state agency"
means an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office,
council, court, or other entity that is in any branch of state
government and that is created by the constitution or a statute of
this state. The term includes an institution of higher education as
defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Sec. 2118.002. REPORT ON ACCEPTANCE OF FEDERAL MONEY. (a)
A state agency that accepts federal money shall submit to the
comptroller a report that includes:
(1) the amount, source, and intended use of the money;
(2) a detailed description of each condition or
limitation that will be imposed on the agency as a result of the
agency accepting the money; and
(3) an estimate of the cost to implement the
conditions and limitations described by Subdivision (2).
(b) The comptroller shall adopt the form to be used by a
state agency for purposes of making a report under Subsection (a).
Sec. 2118.003. COPY OF REPORT FOR CERTAIN OFFICIALS. On
receipt of a report under Section 2118.002, the comptroller shall
provide a copy of the report to the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each
other member of the legislature.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2118, Government Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to federal money that is accepted by a state
agency on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.