85R5113 TSR-D     By: Shaheen H.B. No. 1889       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an interim study conducted by the Department of   Information Resources on opportunities and strategies to reduce the   state's volume of paper transactions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  INTERIM STUDY. (a) The Department of   Information Resources shall conduct an interim study on state   reliance on the use of paper documents, including current   requirements that certain state documents be mailed, for the   purpose of reducing the state's volume of paper transactions and   increasing governmental efficiency.          (b)  The study must include:                (1)  recommendations on opportunities to increase   operational efficiency in state government through a reduction in   the use of paper documents; and                (2)  strategies to replace the use of paper documents   with electronic documents and to automate state transactions to   better meet the needs of residents of this state.          (c)  The Department of Information Resources shall submit a   report on the findings of the study to the governor, lieutenant   governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and Legislative   Budget Board.          SECTION 2.  EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1,   2019.          SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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.