| 1 | 1 | | 89R16150 CS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2178 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a restriction on the authority of a state agency to |
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| 10 | 10 | | spend appropriated money to provide financial support to certain |
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| 11 | 11 | | organizations and events. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2113, Government Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 2113.108 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 2113.108. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS |
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| 16 | 16 | | AND EVENTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a |
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| 17 | 17 | | state agency may not spend appropriated money to: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) sponsor, partner with, donate to, or otherwise |
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| 19 | 19 | | provide financial support to a news media or nonprofit |
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| 20 | 20 | | organization; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) sponsor or otherwise provide financial support for |
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| 22 | 22 | | a private event. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) The restriction provided by Subsection (a) does not |
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| 24 | 24 | | apply to an expenditure by a state agency that is: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1) specifically authorized by a provision of state |
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| 26 | 26 | | law or the state constitution; or |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) reasonably related to the duties and functions of |
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| 28 | 28 | | the agency. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) This section does not restrict the ability of a state |
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| 30 | 30 | | agency to use appropriated money to: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) purchase a subscription to a newspaper or other |
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| 32 | 32 | | periodical; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2) pay the costs associated with attendance at a |
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| 34 | 34 | | continuing education course by an employee of the agency if the |
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| 35 | 35 | | course is related to the employee's employment position. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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