| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
Any net gain or loss from the recreation of existing funds or accounts as exempted in this bill are dependent upon the passage of another act of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021) and are dependent upon appropriations made in the 202223 General Appropriations Act.
HB 2896 is a funds consolidation bill that would update references to the 85th Legislature in provisions governing the use of dedicated revenue to reflect application of those provisions to the 86th Legislature. It would also update the date on which dedicated revenues estimated to exceed the amount appropriated are considered available for general governmental purposes and for budget certification.
This bill, updated and passed every legislative session for the past 20 years, would abolish all funds and accounts created or re-created, and all dedications or rededications of revenue collected by a state agency for a particular purpose, by an act of the current legislature that becomes law, on the later date of August 31, 2023 or the date the act creating the fund or dedicating revenue takes effect (except as otherwise provided by the bill).
As HB 2896 does not pertain to the liberty principles, Texas Action is neutral on this bill.