TITLE: Relating to the availability on the Texas Ethics Commission's website of personal financial statements filed by public officials.

SUMMARY: Relating to the availability on the Texas Ethics Commission's website of personal financial statements filed by public officials.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the availability on the Texas Ethics Commission's website of personal financial statements filed by public officials. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 572.032(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Financial statements filed under this subchapter are public records. The commission shall maintain the statements in separate alphabetical files and in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular office hours and make the statements available to the public on the commission's website.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.