Bill Text: TX HB31 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial appropriations limit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-03 - Filed [HB31 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB31-Introduced.html
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| By: Howard | H.B. No. 31 | |
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| relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic | ||
| stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial | ||
| appropriations limit. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 316.002, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: | ||
| (f) Appropriations of state tax revenues from the economic | ||
| stabilization fund are appropriations of state tax revenues | ||
| dedicated by the constitution for the purposes of: | ||
| (1) Subsections (a)(2) and (3); and | ||
| (2) Subsection (e). | ||
| (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, | ||
| and notwithstanding the clarification of the law made by the | ||
| enactment of Subsection (f): | ||
| (1) the limit on the amount of state tax revenues not | ||
| dedicated by the constitution that could be appropriated for the | ||
| state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for the state | ||
| fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, is the same | ||
| amount as the limit adopted for that biennium under Section 316.005 | ||
| irrespective of the inclusion of appropriations from the economic | ||
| stabilization fund in calculations made to determine that amount; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) an appropriation from the economic stabilization | ||
| fund for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2013, or for | ||
| the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2015, respectively, may | ||
| not be considered in determining whether appropriations from state | ||
| tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution for that state | ||
| fiscal biennium exceed the limit adopted under Section 316.005 for | ||
| that biennium. | ||
| (h) This subsection and Subsection (g) expire September 1, | ||
| 2017. | ||
| 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the | ||
| legislative session. | ||
