1-1 By: Hamric (Senate Sponsor - Patterson) H.B. No. 901 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 31, 1993; 1-3 April 1, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; April 6, 1993, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; April 6, 1993, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Armbrister x 1-10 Leedom x 1-11 Carriker x 1-12 Henderson x 1-13 Madla x 1-14 Moncrief x 1-15 Patterson x 1-16 Rosson x 1-17 Shapiro x 1-18 Wentworth x 1-19 Whitmire x 1-20 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-21 AN ACT 1-22 relating to changes in plans, specifications, or proposals 1-23 pertaining to contracts made by counties. 1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-25 SECTION 1. Section 262.031(b), Local Government Code, is 1-26 amended to read as follows: 1-27 (b) If a change order involves an increase or decrease in 1-28 cost of $15,000 or less, the commissioners court may grant general 1-29 authority to an employee to approve the change orders. However, 1-30 the original contract price may not be increased by more than 25 1-31 percent unless the change order is necessary to comply with a 1-32 federal, state, or local statute, rule, regulation, or judicial 1-33 decision enacted, adopted, or rendered after the contract was made. 1-34 The original contract price may not be decreased by 18 percent or 1-35 more without the consent of the contractor. 1-36 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-37 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-38 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-39 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-40 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-41 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-42 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-43 * * * * * 1-44 Austin, 1-45 Texas 1-46 April 6, 1993 1-47 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-48 President of the Senate 1-49 Sir: 1-50 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-51 referred H.B. No. 901, have had the same under consideration, and I 1-52 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-53 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-54 Armbrister, 1-55 Chairman 1-56 * * * * * 1-57 WITNESSES 1-58 FOR AGAINST ON 1-59 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-60 Name: Max Townsend x 1-61 Representing: County Judges & Comm. 1-62 City: Seminole 1-63 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-64 Name: Jim Allison x 1-65 Representing: County Judges and Comm. of 1-66 Tx 1-67 City: Austin 1-68 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1 Name: Susan Wendel x 2-2 Representing: Tx Assoc. of Counties 2-3 City: Austin 2-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-5 Name: Jeff Icke x 2-6 Representing: Bexar Co. Comm. Court 2-7 City: San Antonio 2-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-9 Name: Donald Lee x 2-10 Representing: Harris Co. Comm. Court 2-11 City: Houston 2-12 -------------------------------------------------------------------