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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODETitle 5 - MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEESSubtitle C - MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Chapter 171 - REGULATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF OFFICERS OF MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Section 171.005 - Voting on Budget

Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 171.005

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Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 171.005 - Voting on Budget
(a) The governing body of a governmental entity shall take a separate vote on any budget item specifically dedicated to a contract with a business entity in which a member of the governing body has a substantial interest.
(b) Except as provided by Section 171.004(c), the affected member may not participate in that separate vote. The member may vote on a final budget if:
(1) the member has complied with this chapter; and
(2) the matter in which the member is concerned has been resolved.

Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 171.005

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987. Renumbered from Sec. 171.006 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 40(a), eff. 8/28/1989.