Bill Text: TX HB636 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a state agency, or a state official.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-09 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB636 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB636-Comm_Sub.html
  85R27165 MK-D
 
  By: Howard H.B. No. 636
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 636:
 
  By:  Longoria C.S.H.B. No. 636
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a
  state agency, or a state official.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 403.0146 to read as follows:
         Sec. 403.0146.  REPORT ON FISCAL IMPACT OF PENDING SUITS
  AGAINST THE STATE. (a)  The comptroller shall produce a report that
  identifies each suit against the state, a state agency, or a state
  official:
               (1)  in which the amount of the monetary claim in
  controversy is $10 million or more; and
               (2)  that is pending as of August 31 of
  each even-numbered fiscal year.
         (b)  In preparing the report required under this section, the
  comptroller shall use available information submitted to the
  comptroller by state agencies for the purpose of producing the most
  recent comprehensive annual financial report under Section
  403.013(c).  A state agency shall provide any information on
  pending suits requested by the comptroller for the purpose of
  producing the report. 
         (c)  Information relating to a suit described by Subsection
  (a) provided to the comptroller by a state agency, collected by the
  comptroller from a state agency, or that is used or created by the
  comptroller to produce the report described by this section is
  confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
         (d)  Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year,
  the comptroller shall deliver the report produced under this
  section to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house
  of representatives, House Appropriations Committee, Senate Finance
  Committee, and Legislative Budget Board. 
         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, 2017.
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