Texas § WA.5.178 - BIENNIAL REPORTS
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§ WA.5.178. BIENNIAL REPORTS
BIENNIAL REPORTS. (a) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall file with the governor and the members of the legislature a written report that includes a statement of the activities of the commission during the preceding fiscal biennium. (b) The report due by December 1 of an even-numbered year shall include, in addition: (1) the commission's recommendations for necessary and desirable legislation; and (2) the following reports: (A) the assessments and reports required by Section 361.0219 (c), Health and Safety Code; (B) the reports required by Section 26.0135 (d) and Section 5.02, Chapter 133, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985; and (C) a summary of the analyses and assessments required by Section 5.1773 . (c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 7.04(b). (d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(164), eff. June 17, 2011. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1082, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 7.02, 7.03, 7.04(b), eff. Jan. 11, 2004. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179 ), Sec. 25(164), eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 21.001, eff. September 1, 2013.
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Section WA.5.178 ("BIENNIAL REPORTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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