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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filling of a vacancy in the office of county |
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commissioner. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 87.042, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 87.042. COUNTY COMMISSIONER VACANCY. Not later than |
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the 30th day after the date [If] a vacancy occurs in the office of |
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county commissioner, the county judge shall appoint a suitable |
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resident of the precinct in which the vacancy exists to fill the |
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vacancy until the next general election. |
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SECTION 2. Section 87.042, Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a vacancy in the office of |
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county commissioner that occurs on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. If a vacancy in the office of county commissioner |
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occurred and has not been filled before the effective date of this |
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Act, the county judge shall appoint, not later than the 30th day |
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after the effective date of this Act, a suitable resident of the |
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precinct in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy until the |
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next general election. |
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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, 2019. |