Tex. Gov't Code Section 304.005
When Designation or Revision Takes Effect


(a)

Each designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective when the individual making the designation files the designation and the designee’s written acceptance with the appropriate senate or house officer under Section 304.004 (Designation of Emergency Interim Successors).

(b)

The removal of an emergency interim successor from the list or a change in the order of succession becomes effective when an individual authorized to make the change files that information with the appropriate senate or house officer under Section 304.004 (Designation of Emergency Interim Successors).

(c)

Information filed under this chapter is public information, except that the home address and home telephone number of a designee may be disclosed only if the designee, in a signed writing filed with the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the house of representatives, as applicable, specifically states that the information may be disclosed.

(d)

A certified copy of a list of designated emergency interim successors or of a revision of a list delivered to the secretary of state under this chapter is for informational purposes only unless the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house certifies to the secretary of state that the applicable records of the senate or house have been lost or destroyed or have become unavailable in another manner, in which event the certified records delivered to the secretary of state are treated as if they are the original records.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 297 (S.B. 308), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 304.005 — When Designation or Revision Takes Effect, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­304.­htm#304.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 304.005’s source at texas​.gov