86R20285 SOS-D
By: Toth, et al. H.B. No. 1495
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1495:
By: Stickland C.S.H.B. No. 1495
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics
commission in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act shall be cited as the J D Lambright
Local Government Ethics Reform Act.
SECTION 2. Section 161.001, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 161.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter
applies only to:
(1) a county that:
(A) [(1)] has a population of 800,000 or more;
(B) [(2)] is located on the international
border; and
(C) [(3)] before September 1, 2009, had a county
ethics board appointed by the commissioners court; and
(2) a county that:
(A) has a population of 425,000 or more;
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
3.3 million or more; and
(C) contains a portion of the San Jacinto River.
SECTION 3. 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, 2019.