BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 1170
85R19421 SCL-D	By: Reynolds et al. (Miles)
	Intergovernmental Relations
	5/19/2017
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current state law does not allow counties to lease advertising space on personal property owned or leased by the county. Counties have property on which advertising space could be leased, which would assist in offsetting costs associated with purchasing various properties.

H.B. 1170 will give county commissioners court the ability to lease advertising space on all county property, potentially saving the county money. This legislation will allow for advertising on scoreboards or in parks, whereas in the past only certain facilities were permitted to have advertising.

H.B. 1170 amends current law relating to the authority of counties to advertise on personal property owned or leased by the county.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 263.251(a), Local Government Code, to authorize the commissioners court of a county to adopt a procedure by which the county may take certain actions, including lease to another entity advertising space located in certain places, including on personal property owned by the county or personal property leased by the county, with the property owner's consent, rather than on a vehicle owned by the county or on a vehicle leased by the county, with the vehicle owner's consent.

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2017.