Sec. 404.046. PAYMENT FROM TREASURY. The comptroller shall pay warrants the comptroller draws on the treasury that are authorized by law. Except as provided by Section 403.0271, money may not be paid out of the treasury except on a warrant drawn or an electronic funds transfer initiated by the comptroller. A warrant may not be paid by the comptroller unless presented for payment to a financial institution or the comptroller before two years after the close of the fiscal year in which the warrant was issued. Claims for the payment of warrants presented after that time may be presented to the legislature for appropriations from which the claims may be paid.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 78, Sec. 5, eff. May 11, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 7.44, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.20, eff. June 19, 1999.
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