| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive
codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to
conforming codifications enacted by the 83rd Legislature to other Acts of that
legislature.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
SB 1296 would be a continuation of the state’s ongoing
efforts to revise and codify existing laws while streamlining it with newer
codifications enacted by the 83rd Legislature. Additionally, this bill would not make substantive
changes, but it would make necessary corrections to the codes and statutes.
These corrections would include repealing or renumbering duplicative titles,
chapters, and sections.
This legislation would make changes to the following:
According to the author’s statement of intent, Section 323.007
of the Government Code requires the Texas Legislative Council (TLC) to make
changes to the Texas statutes so that they are clear in its intent. These changes may not be substantive in
nature.
Current law prohibits each bill (except appropriations) from
covering more than one subject or title. However, Section 43, Article III of
the Texas Constitution says that this prohibition does not apply to bills that
revise the laws without substantive changes. Thus, this legislation is allowed
to make changes across multiple subjects or titles because its only purpose is
to clarify, make corrections, and assimilate existing law with new laws.
In our analysis of the bill, we agree that there are no substantive
changes to this bill. For these reasons, we stand neutral on SB 1296 because it
does not negatively or positively affect our liberty principles.