Bill Text: TX SB577 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the use of facsimile signatures for certain documents involving certain municipalities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB577 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB577-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 577

AN ACT
relating to the use of facsimile signatures for certain documents
involving certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subdivision (3), Section 618.002, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(3) "Eligible contract" means a written evidence of
agreement, including a contract, purchase order, and surety bond,
and any related document, including an application, certificate,
and approval, other than a public security or instrument of
payment, that is executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed
for or on behalf of a home-rule municipality with a population of
200,000 [1.9 million] or more.
SECTION 2. Subsection (b), Section 342.007, Health and
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) To obtain a lien against the property, the mayor,
municipal health authority, or municipal official designated by the
mayor must file a statement of expenses with the county clerk of the
county in which the municipality is located. The lien statement
must state the name of the owner, if known, and the legal
description of the property. A signature on a lien statement may be
a facsimile signature as defined by Section 618.002, Government
Code. The lien attaches upon the filing of the lien statement with
the county clerk.
SECTION 3. 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. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 577 passed the Senate on
April 14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 577 passed the House on
May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor