TITLE: Relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county ethics commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county ethics commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of certain counties to create a county ethics commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. 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) has a population of 800,000 or more; (B) is located on the international border; and (C) before September 1, 2009, had a county ethics board appointed by the commissioners court; (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; [and] (3) a county that has a population of less than 40,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million;and (4) a county that has a population of more than 3.3 million.SECTION 2. 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.