BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1170

By: Reynolds

County Affairs

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties contend that the lease of advertising space located on personal property of a county could help offset various county costs. C.S.H.B. 1170 seeks to address this issue by providing for the lease of certain advertising space by a county.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1170 amends the Local Government Code to expand from a vehicle owned or leased by a county to personal property owned or leased by a county the items on which the county may lease to another entity advertising space under an applicable procedure.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 1170 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

INTRODUCED	HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SECTION 1.  Section 263.251, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: (a-1)  A procedure under Subsection (a) adopted by a county with a population of 550,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more may also address the lease of advertising space located on personal property: (1)  owned by the county; or (2)  leased by the county, if the property owner consents to the lease of the space.	SECTION 1.  Section 263.251(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a)  The commissioners court of a county may adopt a procedure by which the county may: (1)  lease to another entity advertising space located: (A)  in or on a building or part of a building owned by the county; (B)  on personal property [a vehicle] owned by the county; (C)  on an official county website; or (D)  on personal property [a vehicle] leased by the county, with the property [vehicle] owner's consent; or (2)  sell advertising space located on correspondence distributed by the county through the United States Postal Service.
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, 2017.	SECTION 2. Same as introduced version.