TITLE: Relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a state agency, or a state official.

SUMMARY: Relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a state agency, or a state official.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a state agency, or a state official. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 403.0146 to read as follows: Sec. 403.0146. REPORT ON FISCAL IMPACT OF PENDING SUITS AGAINST THE STATE. (a) The comptroller shall produce a report that identifies each suit against the state, a state agency, or a state official: (1) in which the amount of the monetary claim in controversy is $10 million or more; and (2) that is pending as of August 31 of each even-numbered fiscal year. (b) In preparing the report required under this section, the comptroller shall use available information submitted to the comptroller by state agencies for the purpose of producing the most recent comprehensive annual financial report under Section 403.013(c). A state agency shall provide any information on pending suits requested by the comptroller for the purpose of producing the report. (c) Information relating to a suit described by Subsection (a) provided to the comptroller by a state agency, collected by the comptroller from a state agency, or that is used or created by the comptroller to produce the report described by this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. (d) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall deliver the report produced under this section to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, House Appropriations Committee, Senate Finance Committee, and Legislative Budget Board. SECTION 2. 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.