By: Jackson, Smith of Harris H.B. No. 731
(Senate Sponsor - Madla)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2005;
April 19, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 19, 2005, reported adversely,
with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 4,
Nays 0; May 19, 2005, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 731 By: Madla
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 Subsections (d) and
(e) 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.
(e) An electronic requisition system established under this
section must be able to electronically transmit data to and receive
data from the county's financial system in a manner that meets
professional, regulatory, and statutory requirements and
standards, including those related to purchasing, auditing, and
accounting.
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.
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