By: Lozano, Cain (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 791          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017;   April 24, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State   Affairs; May 10, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable   Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;   May 10, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 791 By:  Zaffirini     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to allowing individuals appointed 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 and who is   required to file a financial statement with the commission under   this subchapter may file the financial statement by certified mail.     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.     * * * * *