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1	1	H.B. No. 784
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge or
6	6	commissioners court in certain counties.
7	7	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	8	SECTION 1. Section 81.029(a), Local Government Code, is
9	9	amended to read as follows:
10	10	(a) This section applies only to a county judge in a county
11	11	that has a population of more than 800,000 and is located on the
12	12	international border, other than a county to which Section 81.0291
13	13	applies.
14	14	SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 81, Local Government Code,
15	15	is amended by adding Section 81.0291 to read as follows:
16	16	Sec. 81.0291. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY OF COUNTY
17	17	JUDGE OR COMMISSIONERS COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section
18	18	applies only to a county that:
19	19	(1) has a population of more than 800,000;
20	20	(2) is located on the international border; and
21	21	(3) borders another state.
22	22	(b) A county judge may file an order with the commissioners
23	23	court of a county delegating to a county commissioner of the
24	24	commissioners court, a chief administrator, or another county
25	25	officer or employee the ability to sign orders or other official
26	26	documents associated with the county judge's office. The
27	27	delegating order must clearly indicate the types of orders or
28	28	official documents that the county commissioner, chief
29	29	administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the
30	30	county judge.
31	31	(c) A county judge may file a standing order of emergency
32	32	delegation of authority that clearly indicates the types of orders
33	33	or official documents that the county commissioner, chief
34	34	administrator, officer, or employee may sign on behalf of the
35	35	county judge in the event of an emergency or disaster.
36	36	(d) An order or official document signed by the county
37	37	commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee under the
38	38	delegated authority of the county judge under this section has the
39	39	same effect as an order of the county judge.
40	40	(e) The county judge may at any time revoke the delegated
41	41	authority or transfer the authority to a different county
42	42	commissioner, chief administrator, officer, or employee by filing
43	43	an order with the commissioners court.
44	44	(f) The commissioners court by order may delegate
45	45	managerial authority of the commissioners court to a county chief
46	46	administrator. The delegating order must clearly indicate the
47	47	specific managerial authority delegated to the administrator. By
48	48	subsequent order, the commissioners court may revoke or modify the
49	49	managerial authority delegated to the administrator.
50	50	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
51	51	______________________________ ______________________________
52	52	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.B. No. 784 was passed by the House on April
54	54	14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 34, 2 present, not
55	55	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
56	56	No. 784 on May 25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 20,
57	57	1 present, not voting.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House
60	60	I certify that H.B. No. 784 was passed by the Senate, with
61	61	amendments, on May 21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays
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63	63	______________________________
64	64	Secretary of the Senate
65	65	APPROVED: __________________
66	66	Date
67	67	__________________
68	68	Governor