Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3067 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/11/2015

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                    84R9162 ATP-F
 By: Coleman H.B. No. 3067


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain
 populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention
 organizations.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 351.901(b), Local Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 (b)  The commissioners court of a county by contract may
 donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention
 organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the
 goals identified in Subsection (a). The total amount of all
 donations made in a calendar year may not exceed:
 (1)  $25,000; or
 (2)  $100,000, for a county with a population of 3.3
 million or more.
 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, 2015.