85R993 MK-D     By: Lozano H.B. No. 791       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to allowing certain individuals appointed by the governor   to state office to file required financial statements by certified   mail.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 572.0291, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 572.0291.  ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as   provided by Subsection (b), a [A] financial statement filed with   the commission must be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other   means of electronic transfer, using computer software provided by   the commission or computer software that meets commission   specifications for a standard file format.          (b)  An individual who was appointed to office by the   governor before December 31, 2016, and who is required to file a   financial statement with the commission under this subchapter may   file the financial statement by certified mail if the individual   does not own a personal computer or does not have access to the   Internet at the individual's residence.  The filing by mail must be   in compliance with Section 572.029.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.