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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to employ a county |
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purchasing agent. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 262.0115, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In a county with a population of more than 100,000, the |
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commissioners court may employ a person to act as county purchasing |
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agent. Except as provided by Subsection (f) [However], this |
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section does not apply to a county that has appointed a purchasing |
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agent under Section 262.011 and that has not abolished the position |
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as authorized by law. |
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(f) This subsection applies only to a county for which the |
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board described by Section 262.011 has either appointed a county |
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purchasing agent and not abolished that office, or has abolished |
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that office. The commissioners court of the county, after a public |
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hearing held on the matter, by order may employ a county purchasing |
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agent, regardless of whether the board has appointed another county |
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purchasing agent under Section 262.011. If the commissioners court |
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employs a county purchasing agent under this subsection, the board |
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shall: |
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(1) if applicable, remove the county purchasing agent |
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appointed by the board from office; and |
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(2) transfer complete authority over the county |
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purchasing agent to the commissioners court. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |