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