HBA-JRA, RBT H.B. 3458 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3458
By: Kuempel
Ways & Means
7/26/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 76th Legislature, the law stated that county tax
assessor-collectors and county treasurers must post bond within 20 days of
being notified of their election or appointment.  Some may not have known
that this requirement existed.  H.B. 3458 provides that a tax
assessor-collector and a county treasurer must post bond before taking
office and performing the  duties of the office, removing the arbitrary
20-day deadline. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 6.28(a), Tax Code, to provide that a person
elected or appointed as county assessor-collector must, before the person
begins to perform the duties of office, rather than within 20 days after
receiving notice of the person's election or appointment, give bonds to the
state and to the county, conditioned on the faithful performance of the
person's duties as assessorcollector. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 83.002(a), Local Government Code, to provide
that the county treasurer must execute a bond before beginning to perform
the duties of office, rather than within 20 days after the date the
certificate of election is received. 

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.