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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county bail bond board meetings in certain counties. | 
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
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       SECTION 1.  Section 1704.055, Occupations Code, is amended  | 
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as  | 
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follows: | 
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       (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] board shall  | 
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meet: | 
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             (1)  at least once a month; and | 
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             (2)  at other times at the call of the presiding  | 
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officer. | 
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       (c)  A board in a county with a population of less than 50,000  | 
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shall meet at least once each quarter at the call of the presiding  | 
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officer. | 
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       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives  | 
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as  | 
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this  | 
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this  | 
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |