By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1281 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with local governments of this state or another state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 271.102(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A local government may participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government of this state or another state or with a local cooperative organization of this state or another state. 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.