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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the database of state expenditures maintained by the |
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comptroller of public accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 403.024(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The comptroller shall establish and post on the Internet |
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a database of state expenditures, including contracts and grants, |
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that is electronically searchable by the public except as provided |
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by Subsection (d). The comptroller shall refer to the database as |
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the Texas Checkbook and shall develop and maintain an Internet |
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website separate from the comptroller's Internet website that is |
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specifically for the purpose of posting the database. The address |
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of the Internet website must include the term Texas Checkbook. The |
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database must include: |
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(1) the amount, date, payor, and payee of |
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expenditures; and |
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(2) a listing of state expenditures by: |
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(A) object of expense with links to the warrant |
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or check register level; and |
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(B) to the extent maintained by state agency |
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accounting systems in a reportable format, class and item levels. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2054.126(f), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f) Each state agency that maintains a generally accessible |
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Internet site or for which a generally accessible Internet site is |
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maintained shall include a link on the home page of the agency's |
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Internet site to the state expenditure database established under |
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Section 403.024. In this subsection, "state agency" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 403.013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |