S.B. No. 1112
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to
  disaster victims.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 130, Local Government
  Code, is amended by adding Section 130.910 to read as follows:
         Sec. 130.910.  AID TO DISASTER VICTIMS. (a)  Subject to
  Subsection (b), the commissioners court of a county may provide
  money from the general fund of the county to individual residents of
  the county who are adversely affected by a disaster for which the
  county judge declared a local state of disaster under Section
  418.108, Government Code.
         (b)  A county may not provide assistance to an individual
  under this section until the commissioners court of the county:
               (1)  has implemented policies and procedures to ensure
  that money granted under this section is used for the public purpose
  of providing disaster relief for emergency food, shelter,
  transportation, or other items or services necessary for public
  health and safety; and
               (2)  has determined that financial assistance from
  other sources, including this state and the federal government, is
  unavailable or inadequate.
         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. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1112 passed the Senate on
  May 12, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1112 passed the House on
  May 27, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 148, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor