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TX SB1452

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Paul Bettencourt

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires municipal management district boards to hold continuation elections every 10 years, asking voters: "Shall the (name of district) be continued?"

  • Districts created on or before November 1, 2016, must hold their first continuation election on the uniform election date in November 2026

  • Districts created after November 1, 2016, must hold their first continuation election in November following the 10th anniversary of the district's creation

  • If a majority of voters do not favor continuation, the board must dissolve the district and may not incur new debt

  • Districts with outstanding bonded indebtedness cannot be dissolved until bonds are repaid or defeased, but must wind up operations and use available funds to discharge debt as soon as practicable

Legislative Description

Relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.

Elections

Last Action

Left pending in committee

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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