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TX Govt Code § 304.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession|Section 304.007. Oath

Sec. 304.007.  OATH.  When the designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective, the successor shall take the oath required for the legislator to whose powers and duties the successor is designated to succeed, and no other oath is required.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 304.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession|Section 304.008. Assumption of Powers and Duties

Sec. 304.008.  ASSUMPTION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  If the governor has declared an emergency due to enemy attack or the immediate threat of enemy attack under Section 62, Article III, Texas Constitution, and the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house, as applicable, determines that a legislator is unavailable to serve when the legislature has convened or will convene, the lieutenant governor or speaker, as applicable, shall certify to the secretary of state that the legislator is unavailable.  If the governor has declared an emergency due to enemy attack or the immediate threat of enemy attack under Section 62, Article III, Texas Constitution, and at the time and place the legislature is scheduled to convene the lieutenant governor or speaker is absent from the applicable house, a majority of the members of that house who are present may determine that a member of that house who is not present is unavailable and certify that determination to the secretary of state.(b)  If a legislator is certified to be unavailable under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall notify the legislator's emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is available that the emergency interim successor is entitled to exercise the powers and duties of the legislator who is unavailable.  The secretary of state shall inform the emergency interim successor of the date, time, and place at which the legislature is meeting or will meet, as soon as that is known.  If the emergency interim successor declines to serve or does not appear and begin to serve within a reasonable time as determined by the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house, as applicable, the secretary of state at the request of the lieutenant governor or speaker shall notify the emergency interim successor next in order of succession who is available that the emergency interim successor is entitled to exercise the powers and duties of the legislator who is unavailable.(c)  The emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of the legislator whom the individual succeeds, except that the successor may not designate emergency interim successors or make revisions to a designation.(d)  The emergency interim successor exercises those powers and assumes those duties until the secretary of state notifies the successor that the incumbent legislator, an emergency interim successor higher in order of succession for the same position, or a legislator elected to the same position and legally qualified can act.(e)  Any dispute as to the qualification of an individual to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator under this chapter shall be determined by the applicable house of the legislature as provided by Section 8, Article III, Texas Constitution.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 297 (S.B. 308), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 304.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession|Section 304.009. Privileges, Immunities, and Compensation

Sec. 304.009.  PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES, AND COMPENSATION.  (a)  An emergency interim successor who exercises the powers and assumes the duties of an unavailable legislator is entitled to the privileges, immunities, compensation, and other allowances to which a legislator is entitled.(b)  This section does not affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, or other allowances to which an incumbent legislator is entitled.(c)  An emergency interim successor's performance of the powers and duties of an unavailable legislator does not affect the successor's entitlement to other compensation or benefits to which the successor might otherwise be entitled.  Section 812.203(a) does not apply to an individual serving as an emergency interim successor under this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 2(h), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 297 (S.B. 308), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 304.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession|Section 304.010. Duty to Remain Informed

Sec. 304.010.  DUTY TO REMAIN INFORMED.  Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices, and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves informed.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 304.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 304 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession|Section 304.011. Quorum; Votes

Sec. 304.011.  QUORUM;  VOTES.  In the event of an attack, the quorum requirements imposed on the legislature are suspended.  If the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members is required to approve a bill or resolution, the same proportion of those present and voting on the bill or resolution is sufficient for its passage.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 306.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.001. Definition

Sec. 306.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "communication" includes conversation, correspondence, and electronic communication.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 306.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.002. Application

Sec. 306.002.  APPLICATION.  This chapter applies to records and communications collected and maintained by members of the legislature and the lieutenant governor on June 12, 1985, as well as to records made and communications received by those officials on or after that date.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Govt Code § 306.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.003. Confidential Records

Sec. 306.003.  CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.  (a)  Records of a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor that are composed exclusively of memoranda of communications with residents of this state and of personal information concerning the person communicating with the member or lieutenant governor are confidential.  However, the member or the lieutenant governor may disclose all or a part of a record to which this subsection applies, and that disclosure does not violate the law of this state.(b)  The method used to store or maintain a record covered by Subsection (a) does not affect the confidentiality of the record.(c)  If a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor discloses to the Department of Family and Protective Services or a governmental unit that is a "covered entity" under Section 181.001(b), Health and Safety Code, all or part of a record to which Subsection (a) applies or communicates to the department or governmental unit a description of the information contained in the record that identifies or would tend to identify the resident of this state who communicated with the member or lieutenant governor, the record or the described information, as applicable, in the possession of the department or governmental unit is subject to and confidential under Subsection (a) and may be disclosed to any other person only to the extent that the member of the legislature or lieutenant governor elects to disclose the record or the described information.(d)  If the department or governmental unit that is a "covered entity" under Section 181.001(b), Health and Safety Code, receives a request for public information under Chapter 552, and information subject to the request is information described by Subsection (c), the department or governmental unit shall promptly notify, in writing or by electronic means, the member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor, as applicable, that the department or governmental entity received the request. The notification must specify the type of information that is requested and include a copy of the request.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 367), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 306.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.004. Public Disclosure Prohibited

Sec. 306.004.  PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.  (a)  To ensure the right of the citizens of this state to petition state government, as guaranteed by Article I, Section 27, of the Texas Constitution, by protecting the confidentiality of communications of citizens with a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor, the public disclosure of all or part of a written or otherwise recorded communication from a citizen of this state received by a member or the lieutenant governor in his official capacity is prohibited unless:(1)  the citizen expressly or by clear implication authorizes the disclosure;(2)  the communication is of a type that is expressly authorized by statute to be disclosed;  or(3)  the official determines that the disclosure does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy of the communicator or another person.(b)  This section does not apply to a communication to a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor from a public official or public employee acting in an official capacity.(c)  A member or the lieutenant governor may elect to disclose all or part of a communication to which this section applies, and that disclosure does not violate the law of this state.(d)  If a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor discloses to the Department of Family and Protective Services or a governmental unit that is a "covered entity" under Section 181.001(b), Health and Safety Code, a communication to which this section applies or communicates to the department or governmental unit a description of the information contained in the communication that identifies or would tend to identify the citizen of this state who communicated with the member or lieutenant governor, the communication or the described information, as applicable, in the possession of the department or governmental unit is subject to and confidential under this section and may be disclosed to another person only to the extent that the member of the legislature or lieutenant governor elects to disclose the communication or the described information.(e)  If the department or governmental unit that is a "covered entity" under Section 181.001(b), Health and Safety Code, receives a request for public information under Chapter 552, and information subject to the request is information described by Subsection (d), the department or governmental unit shall promptly notify, in writing or by electronic means, the member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor, as applicable, that the department or governmental entity received the request. The notification must specify the type of information that is requested and include a copy of the request.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 633 (H.B. 367), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 306.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.0055. Legislatively Produced Photographs

Sec. 306.0055.  LEGISLATIVELY PRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHS.  A house, committee, or agency of the legislature may charge for a photograph produced by or under the direction of the entity the fair market value of the photograph.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 2377), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 306.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.007. Minutes and Reports Electronically Available to Legislature

Sec. 306.007.  MINUTES AND REPORTS ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE TO LEGISLATURE.  A state officer or board, commission, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, and an agency in the judicial branch of state government other than a court, shall make reports required by law and minutes of meetings of the agency's governing body available to members of the legislature and to agencies in the legislative branch of state government in an electronic format determined by the Texas Legislative Council.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 306.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.008. Legislative Privilege

Sec. 306.008.  LEGISLATIVE PRIVILEGE.  (a)  To protect the public's interest in the proper performance of the deliberative and policymaking responsibilities of the legislature and to preserve the legislative branch's independence under the fundamental principle of separation of powers, as guaranteed by Article II and Section 21, Article III, Texas Constitution, a communication is confidential and subject to legislative privilege if the communication:(1)  is given privately;(2)  concerns a legislative activity or function; and(3)  is among or between any of the following:(A)  a member of the house or senate;(B)  the lieutenant governor;(C)  an officer of the house or senate;(D)  a member of the governing body of a legislative agency; or(E)  a legislative employee.(b)  A communication described by Subsection (a) is subject to attorney-client privilege if:(1)  one of the parties to the communication is a legislative attorney or a legislative employee working at the direction of a legislative attorney; and(2)  the communication is made in connection with the legislative attorney's provision of legal advice or other legal services.(c)  A member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, or an officer of the house or senate may choose to disclose all or part of a communication to which Subsection (a) or (b) applies and to which the individual or a legislative employee acting on behalf of the individual was a party.(d)  This section does not affect the authority of a court to analyze and apply legislative or attorney-client privileges under the applicable rules of evidence governing a judicial proceeding.(e)  In this section:(1)  "Legislative agency" means a board, commission, committee, council, department, office, or any other agency in the legislative branch of state government.  The term does not include the Texas Ethics Commission.(2)  "Legislative attorney" means an attorney employed or engaged by the house, the senate, a member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, a house or senate committee, a joint committee, or a legislative agency.(3)  "Legislative employee" means:(A)  an employee of, assistant to, or credentialed intern for any part of the legislative branch of state government, including the house, the senate, a member of the house or senate, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, a house or senate committee, a joint committee, or a legislative agency; or(B)  a person performing services under a contract entered into with the house, the senate, a house or senate committee, or a legislative agency.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 306.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle A - Legislature|Chapter 306 - Legislative Information|Section 306.009. Custodian of Certain Legislative Records

Sec. 306.009.  CUSTODIAN OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE RECORDS.  (a)  A member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, or a legislative agency, office, or committee that stores records with or transfers records to the Legislative Reference Library or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission:(1)  possesses, maintains, or controls the records for purposes of litigation; and(2)  is the custodian of the records for purposes of Chapter 552.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor after the individual's service as a member or lieutenant governor ends.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 19, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 313.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws|Section 313.001. Notice

Sec. 313.001.  NOTICE.  A person who intends to apply for the passage of a local or special law must give notice of that intention as prescribed by this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 313.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws|Section 313.002. Publication or Posting of Notice for Laws Affecting Localities

Sec. 313.002.  PUBLICATION OR POSTING OF NOTICE FOR LAWS AFFECTING LOCALITIES.  (a)  A person who intends to apply for the passage of a local or special law must publish notice of that intention in a newspaper published in the county embracing the locality the law will affect.(b)  The notice must be published once not later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is introduced in the legislature.(c)  The notice is sufficient if it contains a statement of the general purpose and substance of the intended law and the name of the person paying for the publication. Publication of the particular form of the intended law or the terms used in the intended law is not required.(d)  If the intended law will affect more than one county, the person applying for passage of the law must publish notice in each county the law will affect.(e)  If a newspaper is not published in the county, the person applying for passage of the law must post the notice at the courthouse door and at five other public places in the immediate locality in the county the law will affect.(f)  The posted notice must accurately define the locality the law will affect.(g)  The notice must be posted for at least 30 days.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 815 (H.B. 2365), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 313.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws|Section 313.003. Publication of Notice for Laws Primarily Affecting Persons

Sec. 313.003.  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FOR LAWS PRIMARILY AFFECTING PERSONS.  (a)  If a resident of this state intends to apply for passage of a law that will primarily affect persons and will not directly affect a particular locality more than it will affect another, the person applying for passage must publish notice in a newspaper published in the county in which the person resides in the same manner as if the law will affect the locality.(b)  If the applicant is not a resident of this state, publication of notice in a newspaper published in Austin is sufficient.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 313.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws|Section 313.004. Proof of Publication or Posting

Sec. 313.004.  PROOF OF PUBLICATION OR POSTING.  (a)  If publication of notice in a newspaper is required by law, proof of publication shall be made by the affidavit of the publisher accompanied by a printed copy of the notice as published.(b)  Proof of posting may be made by the return of the sheriff or constable or by the affidavit of a credible person made on a copy of the posted notice showing the fact of the posting.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 313.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 313 - Notice for Local and Special Laws|Section 313.005. Introduction of Law

Sec. 313.005.  INTRODUCTION OF LAW.  When a local or special law is introduced in the legislature, the law must be accompanied by competent proof that notice was given.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 314.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 314 - Fiscal Notes and Cost Projections|Section 314.001. System of Fiscal Notes

Sec. 314.001.  SYSTEM OF FISCAL NOTES.  The Legislative Budget Board shall establish a system of fiscal notes identifying the probable costs of each bill or resolution that authorizes or requires the expenditure or diversion of state funds for a purpose other than one provided for in the general appropriations bill.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 314.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 314 - Fiscal Notes and Cost Projections|Section 314.002. Cost Estimates

Sec. 314.002.  COST ESTIMATES.  In preparing a fiscal note, the board shall project cost estimates for a five-year period that begins on the effective date of the bill or resolution and shall state whether or not costs or diversions will be involved after that period.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 314.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 314 - Fiscal Notes and Cost Projections|Section 314.003. Attachment to Bill or Resolution

Sec. 314.003.  ATTACHMENT TO BILL OR RESOLUTION.  (a)  If a fiscal note is required on a bill or resolution, it must be attached to the bill or resolution as provided by the rules of the appropriate house of the legislature.(b)  The fiscal note must be printed as part of the committee report of the bill or resolution and as part of all subsequent printings, as provided by the rules of the appropriate house of the legislature.(c)  The fiscal note must remain with the bill or resolution throughout the legislative process, including submission to the governor.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1250 (H.B. 4181), Sec. 20, eff. June 14, 2019.|