BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 1510
80R6943 MSE-D By: Lucio
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Budget preparation on or immediately after the first day of each fiscal year prevents timely filing of the county budget with the county clerk and delays the public budget hearing and adoption of the budget on or immediately after the first day of each fiscal year.
As proposed, S.B. 1510 provides flexibility to counties with populations greater than 225,000 in preparing, filing, and adopting the county budget by authorizing a county to prepare a budget within 30 days before the first day of each fiscal year prior to the first day of each fiscal year to prepare, file, and adopt a new budget.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 111.033, Local Government Code, as follows:
Sec. 111.033. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED. Requires the county auditor to prepare a budget within 30 days before the first day of each fiscal year, rather than on or immediately after the first day of each fiscal year, to cover the proposed expenditures of the county government for that fiscal year.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.