H.B. No. 1170
AN ACT
relating to the authority of 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(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt a
procedure by which the county may:
(1) lease to another entity advertising space located:
(A) in or on a building or part of a building
owned by the county;
(B) on personal property [a vehicle] owned by the
county;
(C) on an official county website; or
(D) on personal property [a vehicle] leased by
the county, with the property [vehicle] owner's consent; or
(2) sell advertising space located on correspondence
distributed by the county through the United States Postal Service.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1170 was passed by the House on April
27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1170 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor