1-1 By: Moncrief S.B. No. 22
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed November 9, 1992; January 13, 1993,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; February 10, 1993, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; February 10, 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 performance bonds required of county contractors.
1-22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-23 SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 262.032, Local Government
1-24 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-25 (b) Within 30 <10> days after the date of the signing of a
1-26 contract or issuance of a purchase order following the acceptance
1-27 of a bid or proposal and prior to commencement of the actual work,
1-28 the bidder or proposal offeror shall furnish a performance bond to
1-29 the county, if required by the county, for the full amount of the
1-30 contract if that contract exceeds $50,000.
1-31 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-32 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-33 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-34 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-35 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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1-37 Austin,
1-38 Texas
1-39 February 10,
1-40 1993
1-41 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-42 President of the Senate
1-43 Sir:
1-44 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-45 referred S.B. No. 22, have had the same under consideration, and I
1-46 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-47 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-48 Armbrister,
1-49 Chairman
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1-51 WITNESSES
1-52 FOR AGAINST ON
1-53 ___________________________________________________________________
1-54 FOR AGAINST ON
1-55 ___________________________________________________________________
1-56 Name: Susan Wendel x
1-57 Representing: Texas Association of Counties
1-58 City: San Antonio
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1-60 Name: Billy Joe Plaster x
1-61 Representing: Judges Commissioners Assoc.
1-62 Tx
1-63 City: Brazoria County
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1-65 Name: Donald Lee x
1-66 Representing: Harris County Commis. Court
1-67 City: Harris County
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2-1 Name: Chris Gavars x
2-2 Representing: Tarrant County Comm. Court
2-3 City: Tarrant County
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