1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the manner in which state agency reports are made 1-3 available to members of the legislature. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2052, Government Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 2052.0021 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 2052.0021. DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTS TO LEGISLATORS. (a) 1-8 In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 1-9 2052.002. 1-10 (b) Notwithstanding other law, a state agency report 1-11 required by law may be made available to members of the legislature 1-12 only in accordance with this section. 1-13 (c) A state agency shall make each report required by law 1-14 available to members of the legislature in an electronic format 1-15 determined by the Texas Legislative Council. The agency shall 1-16 promptly send a suitable printed copy of the report to a member of 1-17 the legislature at the request of the member. 1-18 (d) At the time a report required by law is ready for 1-19 distribution outside the state agency, the agency shall send 1-20 written notice to each member of the legislature that the report is 1-21 available. The agency shall send the notice by mail or, if it is 1-22 acceptable to the member, electronically. The notice must briefly 1-23 describe the subject matter of the report and state: 1-24 (1) the manner in which the member may obtain the 2-1 report electronically; and 2-2 (2) that the agency will send a printed copy of the 2-3 report to the member at the request of the member. 2-4 (e) This section does not affect the duty of a state agency 2-5 to directly send a printed copy of a report to an officer or 2-6 committee of the legislature if other law specifically requires 2-7 that the report be sent to that officer or committee, and the 2-8 agency is not required to comply with this section before sending 2-9 the report to that officer or committee. 2-10 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-11 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-12 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-13 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-14 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-15 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1016 was passed by the House on April 8, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1016 was passed by the Senate on May 24, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor