Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval, the official text

S.B. No. 2778

AN ACT

relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an

emergency services district employee without board approval.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 775.073(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) The board by resolution may allow a district employee

who has executed a bond in an amount equal to the amount required

for the district treasurer to sign an instrument to disburse

district funds. An expenditure of more than $50,000 [$2,000] may

not be paid unless the expenditure is presented to the board and the

board approves the expenditure.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A

purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this

Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2778 passed the Senate on

May 6, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2;

May 26, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and

requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2025, House

granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted

Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 29,

Nays 2.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2778 passed the House, with

amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 86,

Nays 49, three present not voting; May 27, 2025, House granted

request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;

May 29, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the

following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 39, one present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor