Bill Text: TX HB272 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to notice requirements for emergency services districts.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-07 - Left pending in committee [HB272 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB272-Introduced.html

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83R1236 JXC-D
By: Larson H.B. No. 272

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice requirements for emergency services districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 775.015(e), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) Not later than the 21st day before the date on which the
hearing will be held, the sheriff shall post one copy of the notice
at the courthouse door. The sheriff shall also have the notice
published in a regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of
general circulation] in the proposed district once a week for two
consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than
the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.
SECTION 2. Section 775.036(f), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(f) Each January, the board shall publish the street address
of the district's administrative office in a regional or
area-specific publication [eight-point type in the legal notices
section of a newspaper of general circulation] in the district. In a
district's first year of operation, the board shall publish the
notice not later than the 60th day after the date the initial board
is appointed.
SECTION 3. Section 775.051(d), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The secretary shall:
(1) post copies of the notice in three public places in
the district and one public place in the territory proposed to be
annexed into the district for at least 15 days before the date of
the hearing; and
(2) not later than the 16th day before the date on
which the hearing will be held, publish the notice once in a
regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of general
circulation] in the county.
SECTION 4. Section 775.052(d), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The notice shall be published in a regional or
area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in
the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first
publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date
on which the hearing will be held.
SECTION 5. Section 775.0745(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Subject to Section 4.003, Election Code, the [The] board
shall give notice of the election in the same manner as the notice
of petition hearing described by Section 775.015 [as provided by
Section 4.003, Election Code]. The notice shall contain the
information required by Section 4.004, Election Code.
SECTION 6. Section 775.077(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The board shall publish notice of the election at least
once in a regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of
general circulation] in the district. The notice must be published
not later than the 31st day before election day.
SECTION 7. Section 775.084(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The board shall request bids on items to be purchased or
leased or services to be performed as provided by this subsection.
The board shall notify suppliers, vendors, or providers by
advertising for bids or by providing at least three suppliers,
vendors, or purchasers with written notice by mail of the intended
purchase. If the board decides to advertise for bids, the
advertisement must be published in a regional or area-specific
publication [accordance with Section 262.025(a), Local Government
Code]. If the board receives fewer than three bids in response to
the advertisement, the board shall give written notice directly to
at least three suppliers, vendors, or providers of the intended
purchase. If three suppliers, vendors, or providers are not
available or known to the board, the board shall give written notice
by mail directly to each supplier, vendor, or provider known to the
board.
SECTION 8. Section 775.203(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The secretary shall:
(1) post copies of the notice for at least 15 days
before the date of the hearing in three public places in the
district, one of which must be in the territory proposed to be
excluded; and
(2) not later than the 16th day before the date on
which the hearing is held, publish the notice once in a regional or
area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in
each county in which the excluded territory is located.
SECTION 9. Section 775.222(e), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) The board shall publish the notice in a regional or
area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in
the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first
publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date
on which the hearing will be held.
SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.