87R11423 SGM-F
By: Noble H.B. No. 3715
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. (a)
Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [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.
(b) The commissioners court may not:
(1) accept a donation of $1,000 or more for the purpose
of administering elections without written consent from the
secretary of state; or
(2) use a donation described by Subsection (a) to
perform a function of administering elections that is not
explicitly authorized by the Election Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.