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Senate Bill 945 |
Senate Author: Armbrister |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Morrison |
Senate Bill 945 amends the Water Code to require the governing body of a port authority or navigation district by rule to design a questionnaire for vendors and a disclosure statement for members of the governing body that requires disclosure of a vendor's or member's affiliations or business relationships that might cause a conflict of interest if the authority or district enters into a contract with the vendor. The bill prescribes timeframes for filing a completed questionnaire or statement with the secretary of the governing body and requires a disclosure statement to include certain information and to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. The bill authorizes the commission to impose a civil penalty if the commission finds that a member of the governing body knowingly violated the disclosure requirement and provides that a contract is voidable if the vendor violates the requirement.