Bill Text: TX HB2272 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or commissioners court in certain counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-25 - Placed on intent calendar [HB2272 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2272-Comm_Sub.html
By: Ordaz Perez (Senate Sponsor - Blanco) | H.B. No. 2272 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021; | ||
May 14, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local | ||
Government; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following | ||
vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.) | ||
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relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or | ||
commissioners court in certain counties. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 81.029, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 81.029. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY [ |
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This section applies only to [ |
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population of more than 800,000 and is located on the international | ||
border. | ||
(b) A county judge may file an order with the commissioners | ||
court of the county delegating to a county commissioner of the | ||
commissioners court, a chief administrator, or another county | ||
officer or employee the ability to sign orders or other official | ||
documents associated with the county judge's office. The | ||
delegating order must clearly indicate the types of orders or | ||
official documents that the county commissioner, chief | ||
administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the | ||
county judge. | ||
(c) A county judge may file a standing order of emergency | ||
delegation of authority that clearly indicates the types of orders | ||
or official documents that the county commissioner, chief | ||
administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the | ||
county judge in the event of an emergency or disaster. | ||
(d) An order or official document signed by the county | ||
commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee under the | ||
delegated authority of the county judge under this section has the | ||
same effect as an order of the county judge. | ||
(e) The county judge may at any time revoke the delegated | ||
authority or transfer the authority to a different county | ||
commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee by filing | ||
an order with the commissioners court. | ||
(f) The commissioners court by order may delegate | ||
managerial authority of the commissioners court to a county chief | ||
administrator. The delegating order must clearly indicate the | ||
specific managerial authority delegated to the administrator. By | ||
subsequent order, the commissioners court may revoke or modify the | ||
managerial authority delegated to the administrator. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
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