S.B. No. 865
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to a groundwater conservation district's use of electronic
  fund transfers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 36.151(b) and (c), Water Code, are
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Disbursements, other than federal reserve wire
  transfers or electronic fund transfers, shall be signed by at least
  two directors, except the board may by resolution allow certain
  employees of the district, or a combination of employees and
  directors, to sign disbursements on behalf of the board.  The board
  may authorize payroll disbursements by electronic direct deposit.
         (c)  The board may by resolution allow disbursements to be
  transferred by federal reserve wire system, or by electronic means,
  to accounts in the name of the district or accounts not in the name
  of the district.
         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, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 865 passed the Senate on
  April 3, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 865 passed the House on
  May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor