By:  Jones of Dallas (Senate Sponsor - Carona)                    H.B. No. 2458
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2005; 
May 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Intergovernmental Relations; May 21, 2005, reported favorably by 
the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 21, 2005, sent to 
printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to authorizing the commissioners court of a county to 
delegate its authority to make certain budget transfers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 111.070(c), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The commissioners court by order may:                              
		(1)  amend the budget to transfer an amount budgeted 
for one item to another budgeted item without authorizing an 
emergency expenditure; or
		(2)  designate the county budget officer or another 
officer or employee of the county who may, as appropriate and 
subject to conditions and directions provided by the court, amend 
the budget by transferring amounts budgeted for certain items to 
other budgeted items.
	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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