HBA-GUM S.B. 853 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 853 By: Shapleigh Ways & Means 5/7/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, the comptroller of public accounts publishes a wide variety of reports on an Internet site, but is not required to do so. The required posting of reports would enable more members of the public to have access to fiscal and policy analyses. S.B. 853 requires the comptroller of public accounts to publish on an Internet site all reports prepared by the office that are considered public information. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, by adding Section 403.0115, as follows: Sec. 403.0115. REPORTS PUBLISHED ON INTERNET. Requires the comptroller to promptly publish each report that is published by the comptroller of public accounts and that is public information subject to disclosure under the open records law, Chapter 552, on the comptroller's Internet site. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.