H.B. No. 1652 | ||
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relating to the provision of forms for personal financial | |||
statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. | |||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |||
SECTION 1. Section 572.030, Government Code, is amended by | |||
amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) | |||
to read as follows: | |||
(b) The commission shall mail [ |
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subchapter a notice that: | |||
(1) states that the individual is required to file a | |||
financial statement under this subchapter; | |||
(2) identifies the filing dates for the financial | |||
statement as provided by Sections 572.026 and 572.027; | |||
(3) describes the manner in which the individual may | |||
obtain the financial statement forms and instructions from the | |||
commission's Internet website; | |||
(4) states that on request of the individual, the | |||
commission will mail to the individual a copy of the financial | |||
statement forms and instructions; and | |||
(5) states, if applicable, the fee for mailing the | |||
forms and instructions and the manner in which the individual may | |||
pay the fee. | |||
(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) [ |
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mailed: | |||
(1) before the 30th day before the deadline for filing | |||
the financial statement under Section 572.026(a) or (c), except as | |||
otherwise provided by this subsection; | |||
(2) not later than the 15th day after the applicable | |||
deadline for filing an application for a place on the ballot or a | |||
declaration of write-in candidacy for candidates required to file | |||
under Section 572.027(a), (b), or (c); | |||
(3) not later than the seventh day after the date of | |||
appointment for individuals required to file under Section | |||
572.026(b), or if the legislature is in session, sooner if | |||
possible; and | |||
(4) not later than the fifth day after the date the | |||
certificate of nomination is filed for candidates required to file | |||
under Section 574.027(d). | |||
(d) The commission shall mail a copy of the financial | |||
statement forms and instructions to an individual not later than | |||
the third business day after the date the commission receives the | |||
individual's request for the forms and instructions. | |||
(e) The commission may charge a fee for mailing the | |||
financial statement forms and instructions to an individual. The | |||
amount of the fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of producing | |||
and mailing the forms and instructions. | |||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |||
Act takes effect September 1, 2007. | |||
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House | |||
I certify that H.B. No. 1652 was passed by the House on April | |||
19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not | |||
voting. | |||
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Chief Clerk of the House | |||
I certify that H.B. No. 1652 was passed by the Senate on May | |||
17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | |||
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Secretary of the Senate | |||
APPROVED: _____________________ | |||
APPROVED: _____________________ | |||
Date | |||
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Governor |