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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