| 1 | 1 | | 82R4902 TJB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Frullo H.B. No. 1250 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the use of facsimile signatures for certain documents |
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| 8 | 8 | | involving certain municipalities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 618.002(3), Government Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (3) "Eligible contract" means a written evidence of |
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| 13 | 13 | | agreement, including a contract, purchase order, and surety bond, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and any related document, including an application, certificate, |
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| 15 | 15 | | and approval, other than a public security or instrument of |
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| 16 | 16 | | payment, that is executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed |
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| 17 | 17 | | for or on behalf of a home-rule municipality with a population of |
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| 18 | 18 | | 200,000 [1.9 million] or more. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 342.007(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 20 | 20 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) To obtain a lien against the property, the mayor, |
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| 22 | 22 | | municipal health authority, or municipal official designated by the |
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| 23 | 23 | | mayor must file a statement of expenses with the county clerk of the |
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| 24 | 24 | | county in which the municipality is located. The lien statement |
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| 25 | 25 | | must state the name of the owner, if known, and the legal |
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| 26 | 26 | | description of the property. A signature on a lien statement may be |
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| 27 | 27 | | a facsimile signature as defined by Section 618.002, Government |
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| 28 | 28 | | Code. The lien attaches upon the filing of the lien statement with |
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| 29 | 29 | | the county clerk. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 31 | 31 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 32 | 32 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 34 | 34 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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