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Committee advances bill requiring executive heads to attest compliance with prior nondiscrimination law; debate centers on self-reporting and comptroller audits
Summary
Representative Mayberry's bill would require executive heads of state and local entities and college CEOs to file annual attestations with the comptroller that they comply with last year's law banning discriminatory preferences; the bill passed the subcommittee 6-1 after members pressed for mechanisms beyond self-reporting and sponsor said the comptroller will have enforcement authority.
Representative Mayberry described an amended bill requiring executive heads of state and local governments and the chief executive of higher-education institutions to submit an annual attestation to the comptroller by Jan. 1, 2027, declaring compliance with last year's law prohibiting discriminatory preferences. Mayberry said the change provides a mechanism to confirm adherence across state entities.
Representative Miller and others pressed whether the measure relies solely on self-reporting and asked for examples of what compliance reporting would include; Mayberry said the comptroller's office can check and enforce compliance and that the amendment clarifies the college-side executive role. The subcommittee advanced the bill (6 ayes, 1 no); supporters said this is an enforcement and follow-up on legislation debated last year, while critics said oversight must be more than a self-attestation.
