88R881 KJE-D     By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 3955       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a requirement that a public hearing be held on a   proposal by the governor or the Legislative Budget Board to affect   appropriations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 317.005, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  After a [governor's] proposal under this chapter is   published in the Texas Register, the Legislative Budget Board shall   [may] conduct a public hearing on the proposal.  The board shall   give notice of a hearing under this section in the manner provided   by law for notice of regular meetings of the board.  The board also   shall provide notice by mail of its meetings to each member of the   Legislature.  The notice of the meeting must include a description   of the nature of the proposal or order to be considered.  [If the   agenda includes a public hearing on a proposal, the notice must so   state.]          (a-1)  After a hearing under Subsection (a) and at a meeting   held not less than 10 days after the date notice of the meeting was   given in the manner provided for regular board meetings, in   response to a [governor's] proposal by the governor, the board,   subject to the restrictions provided by Subsection (e), may:                (1)  ratify the proposal by adopting an order changing   the relevant appropriation in the manner specified in the proposal;                (2)  reject the proposal; or                (3)  recommend changes in the proposal.          (b)  After a hearing under Subsection (a), in [In] response   to a proposal by the board, the governor may take any action   specified by Subsection (a-1) [(a)] for board action on a   [governor's] proposal by the governor.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a proposal under Chapter 317, Government Code, made on or after   the effective date of this Act. A proposal under Chapter 317,   Government Code, made before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect when the proposal was made, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.