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TX HB2345

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Philip Cortez

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes an expiration date of September 1, 2025, for the authority of municipalities to remove territory from emergency services districts and become the sole provider of emergency services to that territory

  • Amends provisions for three specific special districts (Sections 8437.002, 9036.002, and 9042.002 of the Special District Local Laws Code) to allow disannexation procedures to continue notwithstanding the new expiration date

  • Modifies Water Code Section 49.353 to preserve the ability of districts to disannex territory from emergency services districts when entering strategic partnership agreements with municipalities that include fire-fighting services, despite the general expiration

  • Repeals Section 775.0235 of the Health and Safety Code

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of a municipality to remove territory from an emergency services district.

Health

Last Action

Referred to Land & Resource Management

3/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Land & Resource Management3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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