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Chapter 808
H.B. No. 2271 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the authority of the attorney general to advertise 3 Choose Life account grants. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 402.036, Government Code, is amended by 6 amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as 7 follows: 8 (b) The attorney general administers the Choose Life 9 account. The attorney general may spend money credited to the 10 account only to: 11 (1) make grants to an eligible organization; and 12 (2) defray the cost of administering the account, 13 including the cost of advertising authorized by Subsection (b-1). 14 (b-1) The attorney general may advertise that fees paid for 15 the issuance of a license plate in accordance with Section 504.662, 16 Transportation Code, may be used to fund the grants described by 17 Subsection (b)(1), provided that the money spent under this 18 subsection does not exceed two percent of the amount of gross 19 receipts deposited to the Choose Life account during the preceding 20 state fiscal year. 21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2271, Chapter 808,
legislative document,
June 10, 2019;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1201004/m1/1/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.