1-1 By: Patterson S.B. No. 342
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 12, 1993; February 15, 1993,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; March 17, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; March 17, 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 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Patterson
1-20 Amend S.B. No. 342 as follows:
1-21 (1) On line 35 strike the language "state, or local" and
1-22 replace with the language "or state".
1-23 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-24 AN ACT
1-25 relating to changes in plans, specifications, or proposals
1-26 pertaining to contracts made by counties.
1-27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-28 SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 262.031, Local Government
1-29 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-30 (b) If a change order involves an increase or decrease in
1-31 cost of $15,000 or less, the commissioners court may grant general
1-32 authority to an employee to approve the change orders. However,
1-33 the original contract price may not be increased by more than 25
1-34 percent unless the change order is necessary to comply with a
1-35 federal, state, or local statute, rule, regulation, or judicial
1-36 decision enacted, adopted, or rendered after the contract was made.
1-37 The original contract price may not be decreased by 18 percent or
1-38 more without the consent of the contractor.
1-39 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-40 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-41 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-42 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-43 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-44 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-45 passage, and it is so enacted.
1-46 * * * * *
1-47 Austin,
1-48 Texas
1-49 March 17, 1993
1-50 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-51 President of the Senate
1-52 Sir:
1-53 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-54 referred S.B. No. 342, have had the same under consideration, and I
1-55 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-56 recommendation that it do pass, as amended, and be printed.
1-57 Armbrister,
1-58 Chairman
1-59 * * * * *
1-60 WITNESSES
1-61 FOR AGAINST ON
1-62 ___________________________________________________________________
1-63 Name: Craig Pardue x
1-64 Representing: Dallas County
1-65 City: Dallas
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1-67 Name: Donald Lee x
1-68 Representing: Harris Co. Commissioners Ct.
2-1 City: Houston
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2-3 Name: Jeff Icke x
2-4 Representing: Bexar County Commissioner Ct.
2-5 City: San Antonio
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