Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1890 amends the Local Government Code to provide that the exclusive control of the jail commissary fund exercised by a county sheriff does not apply to the sheriff of a county with a population of one million or more that has two municipalities with a population of 300,000 or more. A sheriff of a county with this population criteria must receive approval by the county commissioners court before accepting new bids to renew contracts and before making a disbursement from commissary proceeds. House Bill 1890 requires the sheriff to provide to the commissioners court a copy of each commissary contract within 10 days after the date the contract is made, and it repeals a similar provision for the sheriff of a county containing two or more municipalities with a population of 250,000 or more.