{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2113.205","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2113.205","heading":"CERTAIN EXPENDITURES INVOLVING MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this subsection, a state agency may use money appropriated for a particular fiscal year to pay expenses related to conducting or attending a seminar or a conference only to the extent it occurs during that year. To the extent that it is cost-effective, a state agency may use money appropriated for a particular fiscal year to pay expenses related to conducting or attending a seminar or conference that will occur partly or entirely during a different fiscal year.\n(b) The comptroller may authorize a state agency to use money appropriated for a particular fiscal year to pay the entire cost or amount of a service, including an Internet connection, a periodical subscription, a maintenance contract, a post office box rental, insurance, or a surety or honesty bond, regardless of whether the service is provided over more than one fiscal year.\n(c) A state agency may use money appropriated for a particular fiscal year to pay for a utility service provided during that fiscal year and September of the next fiscal year.\n(d) The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this section.\n(e) In this section:\n(1) \"Institution of higher education\" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.\n(2) \"State agency\" means:\n(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other entity in the executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education;\n(B) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, another entity in the judicial branch of state government with statewide authority, or a court of appeals; or\n(C) the legislature or another entity in the legislative branch of state government with statewide authority.\n(3) \"Utility service\" means:\n(A) the furnishing of electricity, water, or natural gas;\n(B) a telecommunications service, a wastewater treatment service, or a waste disposal service; or\n(C) any similar commodity or service that the comptroller considers to be a utility service.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 55, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE C. STATE ACCOUNTING, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND PRODUCTIVITY","CHAPTER 2113. USE OF APPROPRIATED MONEY","SUBCHAPTER D. SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED USES OF GOODS AND SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2113.htm#2113.205","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2712c77fa919a638a752c036a91b4af298da1ef8366b2a4b186ab4d1d6b0b4fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2113.204","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2113.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}