Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 78
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79th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
(4) proposes to create a water district under the authority of Article
XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, the chair shall send a copy of the
measure to the Legislative Budget Board for the preparation of a water
development policy impact statement; or
(5) creates or impacts a state tax or fee, the chair shall send a copy of
the measure to the Legislative Budget Board for the preparation of a tax equity
note that estimates the general effects of the proposal on the distribution of tax
and fee burdens among individuals and businesses.
(c) In preparing an impact statement, the director of the Legislative Budget
Board may utilize information or data supplied by any person, agency,
organization, or governmental unit that the director deems reliable. If the director
determines that the particular implications of the measure cannot be ascertained,
the director shall so state in the impact statement, in which case the impact
statement shall be in full compliance with the rules.
(d) An impact statement is not required to be present before a measure is
laid out in a committee meeting. If timely received, the impact statement shall be
attached to the measure on first printing. If the measure is amended by the
committee so as to alter its particular implications, the chair shall obtain an
updated impact statement. If timely received, the updated impact statement shall
also be attached to the measure on first printing.
(e) An impact statement that is received after the first printing of a measure
has been distributed to the members shall be forwarded by the chair of the
committee to the committee coordinator. The committee coordinator shall have
the impact statement printed and distributed to the members.
(f) All impact statements received shall remain with the measure throughout
the entire legislative process, including submission to the governor.
Sec. 35. REPORTS ON HOUSE AND CONCURRENT
RESOLUTIONS. Committee reports on house and concurrent resolutions shall
be made in the same manner and shall follow the same procedure as provided for
bills, subject to any differences otherwise authorized or directed by the rules.
Sec. 36. ACTION BY HOUSE ON REPORTS NOT REQUIRED. No
action by the house is necessary on the report of a standing committee. The bill,
resolution, or proposition recommended or reported by the committee shall
automatically be before the house for its consideration after the bill or resolution
has been referred to the appropriate calendars committee for placement on a
calendar and for proposal of an appropriate rule for house consideration.
Sec. 37. REFERRAL OF REPORTS TO COMMITTEE
COORDINATOR. All committee reports on bills or resolutions shall be
immediately referred to the committee coordinator. The chair of the committee
shall be responsible for delivery of the report to the committee coordinator.
Sec. 38. DELIVERY OF REPORTS TO CALENDARS
COMMITTEES. After printing, the chief clerk shall be responsible for delivery
of a certified copy of the committee report to the appropriate calendars
committee, which committee shall immediately accept the bill or resolution for
placement on a calendar and for the proposal of an appropriate rule for house
consideration.78
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/82/?q=%222005-01-11%22: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.