By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 871
(Cyrier)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation of county auditors for certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 152.032(d), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The amount of the compensation and allowances of a
county auditor in a county subject to this subsection may be set in
an amount that exceeds the limit established by Subsection (a) if
the compensation and allowances are approved by the commissioners
court of the county. This subsection applies only to:
(1) a county with a population of more than 108,000 and
less than 110,000;
(2) a county with a population of 120,000 or more,
excluding a county subject to Subsection (b);
(3) a county with a population of more than 1,000 and
less than 23,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico; and
(4) a county that:
(A) borders a county with a population of more
than one million; [subject to Subsection (b)] and
(B) [that] has a population of more than 36,000
[108,000] and less than 40,000 [110,000].
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.