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TX HB1226

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gary Gates

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes different petition thresholds for dissolving municipal management districts based on how the district is funded: districts that levy ad valorem or sales taxes require signatures from owners of at least two-thirds of assessed property value, while assessment-only districts require signatures from owners of at least a majority of assessed property value

  • Specifies that these dissolution requirements take precedence over any conflicting provisions in special laws governing individual districts

  • Creates an exception for ship channel security districts, which must still meet the two-thirds threshold for dissolution petitions regardless of whether they use assessments or taxation

  • Applies only to dissolution petitions filed on or after September 1, 2025; petitions filed before that date remain subject to prior law

Legislative Description

Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

Taxation

Last Action

Placed on General State Calendar

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs3/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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