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Tex. Gov't Code § 301.029

APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARIES, PER DIEM, AND EXPENDITURES

Known as the Legislative Reorganization Act

The act spans §§ 301.011 to 301.035 (25 sections).

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Each house may pay contingent expenses for the entire term of each member of that house.

(b) Each house may appropriate money to pay all salaries, per diem, and other expenditures authorized by law.

(c) The appropriations to the legislature shall specify separate appropriations for the house of representatives and for the senate.

(d) The comptroller of public accounts shall keep each house's accounts separate and distinct. Unless authorized by law, money in one account may not be transferred to the other account.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.