By Giddings H.B. No. 939
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the requirement that the commissioners court of a
1-3 county approve change orders for county construction contracts.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 262.031(b), Local Government Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (b) If a change order involves a decrease or an increase of
1-8 $25,000 <$15,000> or less, the commissioners court may grant
1-9 general authority to an employee to approve the change orders.
1-10 However, the original contract price may not be increased by more
1-11 than 25 percent. The original contract price may not be decreased
1-12 by 18 percent or more without the consent of the contractor.
1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995.
1-14 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-19 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1
1-20 Amend HB 939 as follows:
1-21 (1) On page 1, line 12, add new subsection (c) as follows:
1-22 "(c) The local commissioners court may review any change
1-23 order approved by this section."
2-1 Longoria