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TX SB1192
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lois Kolkhorst
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AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of State to prepare a cost estimate for each proposed constitutional amendment showing the anticipated cost to the state during the fiscal biennium in which the amendment would take effect
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Cost estimates must be certified in writing and placed directly on the ballot alongside the proposition wording and proposition number
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Authorizes the Secretary of State to request assistance from the Legislative Budget Board in preparing the cost estimates
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Grants the Secretary of State authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the cost estimate requirement
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Applies only to constitutional amendment elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, the effective date of the act
Legislative Description
Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the cost to the state of the proposed amendment.
Elections
Last Action
Referred to State Affairs
2/28/2025