S.B. No. 871

AN ACT

relating to the compensation of county auditors for certain counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 152.032(d), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) The amount of the compensation and allowances of a county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners court of the county. This subsection applies only to:

(1) a county with a population of more than 108,000 and less than 110,000;

(2) a county with a population of 120,000 or more, excluding a county subject to Subsection (b);

(3) a county with a population of more than 1,000 and less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico; and

(4) a county that:

(A) borders a county with a population of more than one million; [subject to Subsection (b)] and

(B) [that] has a population of more than 36,000 [108,000] and less than 40,000 [110,000].

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, 2015.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 871 passed the Senate on April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 871 passed the House on May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two present not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor