81R9419 EAH-D
By: Miller of Comal H.B. No. 2859
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice requirements for a county selling surplus or
salvage property.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 263.153, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) The notice must be published:
(1) on or after the 30th day but before the 10th day
before the date of the sale; and
(2) for at least 10 days but not more than 30 days.
(c) A county that contracts with an auctioneer licensed
under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code, who uses an Internet auction
site offering online bidding through the Internet to sell surplus
or salvage property under this subchapter shall satisfy the notice
requirement under this section by posting the property on the site
for at least 10 days unless the property is sold before the 10th
day.
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, 2009.