Bill Text: TX SR686 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on S.B. 1893.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR686 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR686-Enrolled.html
| By: Birdwell | S.R. No. 686 | |
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| BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be | ||
| suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the | ||
| conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on | ||
| Senate Bill 1893 (prohibiting the use of certain social media | ||
| applications and services on devices owned or leased by | ||
| governmental entities) to consider and take action on the | ||
| following matters: | ||
| (1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
| committee to change, alter, or amend text which is not in | ||
| disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section | ||
| 620.001(1)(B), Government Code, by striking "by executive order" | ||
| and substituting "by proclamation". | ||
| Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the proper | ||
| method by which the governor specifies a social media application | ||
| as a covered application. | ||
| (2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
| committee to change, alter, or amend text which is not in | ||
| disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section | ||
| 620.001(2)(B), Government Code, between "a court of appeals," | ||
| and "or the Texas Judicial Council", by inserting "a district | ||
| court,". | ||
| Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure that | ||
| district courts comply with the Act. | ||
| (3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
| committee to change, alter, or amend text which is not in | ||
| disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in the heading to | ||
| added Section 620.005, Government Code, by striking "ORDER" and | ||
| substituting "PROCLAMATION". | ||
| Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the proper | ||
| method by which the governor specifies a social media application | ||
| as a covered application. | ||
| (4) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
| committee to change, alter, or amend text which is not in | ||
| disagreement in proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section | ||
| 620.005, Government Code, by striking "executive order" and | ||
| substituting "proclamation". | ||
| Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure the proper | ||
| method by which the governor specifies a social media application | ||
| as a covered application. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 27, 2023, by | ||
| the following vote: Yeas 31, | ||
| Nays 0. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
