SRC-ARR C.S.H.B. 3458 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 3458
By: Kuempel (Madla)
Intergovernmental Relations
5/13/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

Current law states that county tax assessor-collectors must post bond
within 20 days of being notified of their election appointment. Some may
not know this requirement exists.  C.S.H.B. 3458 would require  county tax
assessor-collectors to post bond before taking office and performing the
duties of the office, removing the arbitrary 20-day deadlines.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.H.B. 3458 requires county tax assessor-collectors to post
bond before taking office and performing the duties of the office, removing
the arbitrary 20-day deadlines.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 6.28(a), Tax Code, to require that a person
elected or appointed as county assessor-collector, before the person begins
to perform the duties of the office, rather than within 20 days after
receiving notice of the person's election or appointment, give bonds to the
state and to the county, conditioned on the faithful performance of the
person's duties as assessor collector. 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 83.002(a), Local Government Code, to require the
county treasurer, before beginning to perform the duties of office, to
execute a bond that must be approved by the commissioners court and made
payable to the county judge in a certain amount.  Deletes text requiring
the county treasurer to execute the bond upon entering office and within a
certain period. 

SECTION 3. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause. 
           Effective date: upon passage.