BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1500 By: White County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law authorizes the commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate on business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated under certain conditions. H.B. 1500 seeks to allow a commissioners court in any county, regardless of population, to conduct such a closed meeting as long as the required conditions are met. 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 H.B. 1500 amends the Government Code, in a provision authorizing the county commissioners court to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated, to remove language limiting the authorization to a commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 1500
By: White
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 1500
By: White
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law authorizes the commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate on business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated under certain conditions. H.B. 1500 seeks to allow a commissioners court in any county, regardless of population, to conduct such a closed meeting as long as the required conditions are met.
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 H.B. 1500 amends the Government Code, in a provision authorizing the county commissioners court to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated, to remove language limiting the authorization to a commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current law authorizes the commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate on business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated under certain conditions. H.B. 1500 seeks to allow a commissioners court in any county, regardless of population, to conduct such a closed meeting as long as the required conditions are met.
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
H.B. 1500 amends the Government Code, in a provision authorizing the county commissioners court to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate business and financial issues relating to a contract being negotiated, to remove language limiting the authorization to a commissioners court of a county with a population of 400,000 or more.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2011.