By Garcia                                             H.B. No. 1288
         77R3028 ATP-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the number of members of a commissioners court
 1-3     constituting a quorum.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 81.006, Local Government Code, is amended
 1-6     to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 81.006.  QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED FOR TAX LEVY.  (a)  A
 1-8     majority of the full membership [Three members] of the
 1-9     commissioners court is [constitute] a quorum for conducting county
1-10     business except the levying of a county tax.
1-11           (b)  A county tax may be levied at any regularly scheduled
1-12     meeting of the court when at least two-thirds of the full
1-13     membership [four members] of the court are present.
1-14           (c)  A county may not levy a tax unless a majority of the
1-15     full membership [at least three members] of the court vote in favor
1-16     of the levy.
1-17           SECTION 2.  Section 81.005(b), Local Government Code, is
1-18     amended to read as follows:
1-19           (b)  The county judge or a number of [three] county
1-20     commissioners constituting a quorum may call a special term of the
1-21     court.  A special term may continue until the court's business is
1-22     completed.
1-23           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect on the date on which the
1-24     constitutional amendment proposed by the 77th Legislature, Regular
 2-1     Session, 2001, increasing the number of county commissioners in
 2-2     Dallas County, takes effect.  If that amendment is not approved by
 2-3     the voters, this Act has no effect.