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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      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.       ______________________________   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.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________               Date       ______________________________              Governor