1-1 By: Maxey (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos) H.B. No. 1039
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 1993;
1-3 April 14, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 5, 1993, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 5, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Armbrister x
1-9 Leedom x
1-10 Carriker x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Madla x
1-13 Moncrief x
1-14 Patterson x
1-15 Rosson x
1-16 Shapiro x
1-17 Wentworth x
1-18 Whitmire x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to the abolition of the office of elected county public
1-22 weigher.
1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-24 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, is
1-25 amended by adding Section 13.2535 to read as follows:
1-26 Sec. 13.2535. LOCAL OPTION ELECTION TO ABOLISH OFFICE.
1-27 (a) The office of elected county public weigher is abolished in a
1-28 county if the abolition is approved by a majority of the votes
1-29 received at an election ordered under this section. The
1-30 commissioners court of the county shall order the election in the
1-31 county if the court by order proposes that the office of elected
1-32 county public weigher be abolished. The commissioners court shall
1-33 order the election to be held on the next authorized election date
1-34 that occurs after the 45th day after the date of the court order
1-35 proposing abolition of the office.
1-36 (b) The commissioners court shall order the ballot for the
1-37 election to be printed to provide for voting for or against the
1-38 proposition: "Abolishing the office of elected county public
1-39 weigher."
1-40 (c) The abolition of the office takes effect on the January
1-41 1 following the date of the election. After the abolition of the
1-42 office, the commissioners court shall transfer to the department
1-43 the records of the abolished office.
1-44 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-45 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-46 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-47 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-48 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-49 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-50 passage, and it is so enacted.
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1-52 Austin,
1-53 Texas
1-54 May 5, 1993
1-55 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-56 President of the Senate
1-57 Sir:
1-58 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-59 referred H.B. No. 1039, have had the same under consideration, and
1-60 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-61 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-62 Armbrister,
1-63 Chairman
1-64 * * * * *
1-65 WITNESSES
1-66 FOR AGAINST ON
1-67 ___________________________________________________________________
1-68 Name: Judge Bill Aleshire x
2-1 Representing: Travis County
2-2 City: Austin
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2-4 Name: Commissioner Valarie Bristol x
2-5 Representing: Travis County Comm. Court
2-6 City: Austin
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2-8 Name: Jeff Icke x
2-9 Representing: Bexar County Commissioners Ct
2-10 City: San Antonio
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