Bill Text: TX SR709 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on H.J.R. 125.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-28 - Reported enrolled [SR709 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR709-Enrolled.html
| By: Huffman | S.R. No. 709 | |
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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 | ||
| House Joint Resolution 125 (creating the broadband | ||
| infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and | ||
| assist in the financing of connectivity projects) to consider and | ||
| take action on the following matter: | ||
| Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee | ||
| to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate | ||
| version of the joint resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of the | ||
| joint resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(f), Article III, | ||
| Texas Constitution, to read as follows: | ||
| (f) The comptroller may transfer money from the fund to | ||
| another fund as provided by general law. The state agency that | ||
| administers the fund to which the money is transferred as | ||
| authorized by this subsection may use the money without further | ||
| appropriation only for the expansion of access to and adoption of | ||
| broadband and telecommunications services as provided by general | ||
| law. | ||
| Explanation: The added text would enable the comptroller | ||
| of public accounts to transfer money from the broadband | ||
| infrastructure fund to another fund, authorizing the state | ||
| agency administering the fund to which the money is transferred | ||
| to use it only for the expansion of access to and adoption of | ||
| broadband and telecommunications services. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 28, 2023, by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| _______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
