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