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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of facsimile signatures for certain documents |
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involving certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 618.002(3), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Eligible contract" means a written evidence of |
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agreement, including a contract, purchase order, and surety bond, |
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and any related document, including an application, certificate, |
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and approval, other than a public security or instrument of |
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payment, that is executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed |
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for or on behalf of a home-rule municipality with a population of |
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200,000 [1.9 million] or more. |
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SECTION 2. Section 342.007(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) To obtain a lien against the property, the mayor, |
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municipal health authority, or municipal official designated by the |
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mayor must file a statement of expenses with the county clerk of the |
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county in which the municipality is located. The lien statement |
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must state the name of the owner, if known, and the legal |
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description of the property. A signature on a lien statement may be |
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a facsimile signature as defined by Section 618.002, Government |
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Code. The lien attaches upon the filing of the lien statement with |
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the county clerk. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |