Bill Text: TX SB905 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-14 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SB905 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB905-Comm_Sub.html
By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 905 | |
(In the Senate - Filed March 3, 2015; March 9, 2015, read | ||
first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental | ||
Relations; May 12, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable | ||
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 2; | ||
May 12, 2015, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 905 | By: Nichols |
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relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain | ||
counties. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 84.002(a), Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 84.0035 | ||
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judges shall appoint a county auditor. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 84, Local Government Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 84.0035 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 84.0035. PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT IN CERTAIN | ||
COUNTIES. (a) In a county with a population of more than 300,000 | ||
but less than 800,000 that borders the Rio Grande, the district | ||
judges, one county commissioner, and the county judge shall hold a | ||
meeting for the purpose of appointing a county auditor. | ||
(b) The commissioners court shall designate one of its | ||
county commissioners to attend the meeting to appoint the county | ||
auditor. | ||
(c) For a county auditor to be appointed, a majority of the | ||
district judges, the designated county commissioner, and the county | ||
judge must be present at the meeting. A candidate for the office | ||
must receive at least a majority vote of the district judges and | ||
members of the commissioners court who are present and voting at the | ||
meeting. | ||
(d) Each district judge may nominate any number of | ||
candidates for the office. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
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