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TX HB1226
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Gary Gates
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AI Summary
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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
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Specifies that these dissolution requirements take precedence over any conflicting provisions in special laws governing individual districts
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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
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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