85R6825 SCL-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1170
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain counties to advertise on
personal property owned or leased by the county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 263.251, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A procedure under Subsection (a) adopted by a county
with a population of 550,000 or more that is adjacent to a county
with a population of 3.3 million or more may also address the lease
of advertising space located on personal property:
(1) owned by the county; or
(2) leased by the county, if the property owner
consents to the lease of the space.
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, 2017.