85R6235 DMS-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 4098
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to jail administrators in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 351.042, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.042. JAIL ADMINISTRATOR IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [BEXAR
COUNTY]. The commissioners court [Commissioners Court] of a county
with a population of not less than 1.7 million [Bexar County] may
appoint a jail administrator who shall exercise all power,
supervision, and control over the jail, including the duties
imposed by law on the sheriff with respect to the jail.
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.