Bill Text: TX HB2627 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to creation of a task force to study the effects of population growth on counties in this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-13 - Placed on General State Calendar [HB2627 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB2627-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Coleman | H.B. No. 2627 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2627: | |||
| By: Turner of Harris | C.S.H.B. No. 2627 | ||
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| relating to creation of a task force to study the effects of | ||
| population growth on counties in this state. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. TASK FORCE TO STUDY POPULATION GROWTH IN TEXAS. | ||
| (a) In this Act, "task force" means the Task Force to Study | ||
| Population Growth in Texas established under this section. | ||
| (b) The Task Force to Study Population Growth in Texas is | ||
| established for the purpose of assessing the effects of population | ||
| growth on counties in this state relating to: | ||
| (1) housing; | ||
| (2) businesses; | ||
| (3) available land resources; | ||
| (4) the state's economy; | ||
| (5) health care services; and | ||
| (6) county jails. | ||
| (c) The task force is composed of the following nine | ||
| members: | ||
| (1) three state or local officials appointed by the | ||
| governor; | ||
| (2) three state or local officials appointed by the | ||
| lieutenant governor; and | ||
| (3) three state or local officials appointed by the | ||
| speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
| (d) The members of the task force shall elect a presiding | ||
| officer from among the membership. | ||
| (e) The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and | ||
| speaker of the house of representatives shall provide staff support | ||
| to the task force. | ||
| (f) The task force shall hold public hearings to achieve the | ||
| purpose described by Subsection (b) of this section. | ||
| (g) A member of the task force is not entitled to receive | ||
| compensation for service on the task force but is entitled to | ||
| reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the member while | ||
| conducting the business of the task force. | ||
| (h) The task force may accept gifts and grants from any | ||
| source to be used to carry out a function of the task force. | ||
| SECTION 2. FINAL REPORT. Not later than November 1, 2016, | ||
| the task force shall submit a final report to the governor, the | ||
| lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
| and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The | ||
| report shall include a summary and analysis of: | ||
| (1) hearings and studies conducted by the task force; | ||
| (2) legislation proposed by the task force; and | ||
| (3) other findings and recommendations made by the | ||
| task force. | ||
| SECTION 3. APPOINTMENTS. Not later than December 1, 2015, | ||
| the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house | ||
| of representatives shall make the appointments to the task force as | ||
| described by Section 1(c) of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this | ||
| Act expires August 31, 2017. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2015. | ||
