Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3590 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/10/2021

                    87R11267 SGM-D
 By: Swanson H.B. No. 3590


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the acceptance of donations by a county commissioners
 court for the performance of certain functions.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 81.032, Local Government Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 81.032.  ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.  The
 commissioners court may accept a donation of labor or services,
 gift, grant, donation, bequest, or devise of money or other
 property on behalf of the county, including a donation under
 Chapter 38, Government Code, for the purpose of performing a
 function conferred by law on the county or a county officer, except
 a commissioners court may not use a donation described by this
 section for the administration of an election.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.