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Bill would raise emergency service district board approval threshold from $2,000 to up to $50,000
3111863 · April 24, 2025
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Summary
Senate Bill 2778 would allow ESD boards to set an internal purchase-approval threshold up to $50,000 (current law sets $2,000); proponents said the old $2,000 threshold (set in 1989) causes operational delays for routine repairs and purchases.
Senator Adam Hinojosa introduced Senate Bill 2778 to raise the expenditure threshold at which an emergency services district (ESD) board must approve purchases. Current law fixes that threshold at $2,000 (statutory language in chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code dates from 1989); SB 2778 would allow boards to…
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