SB 1478 (2019) -  Inspectors General

General Bill by Brandes
Inspectors General: Revising the Chief Inspector General’s subpoena authority to include issuing and serving subpoenas for all executive branch agencies; providing that agency inspectors general report to the Chief Inspector General; prohibiting a Cabinet officer from preventing or prohibiting the inspector general from taking action on an audit or investigation; providing that complaints or allegations regarding the office of inspector general be submitted to the Chief Inspector General, rather than the agency head, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

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Bill Text

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 197 Time: 03/13/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 198 Time: 03/08/2019 - 8:43 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/27/2019 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
14.32 CS/HB 1047, SB 1488, SB 1542
20.055 CS/HB 1047, SB 1488, SB 1542, SB 1570, HB 5301