79R4085 MXM-F


By:  Jackson, Smith of Harris                                     H.B. No. 731



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an electronic requisition system for counties.                    
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 113.901, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  The requisition must be made, signed, and approved in 
triplicate.  The original must be delivered to the person from whom 
the purchase is to be made before the purchase is made.  The 
duplicate copy must be filed with the county auditor.  The 
triplicate copy must remain with the officer requesting the 
purchase.  This subsection does not apply to a county that operates 
an electronic requisition system.
	(d)  The commissioners court of a county may establish an 
electronic requisition system to perform the functions required by 
Subsection (a).  The county auditor, subject to the approval of the 
commissioners court, shall establish procedures for administering 
the system.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.