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TX SB1994
Bill
Status
3/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Hall
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AI Summary
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Requires petitions for new water control and improvement districts, freshwater supply districts, and municipal utility districts located outside municipality boundaries to include a plan for providing law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services, as well as road designs that allow fire trucks to turn around
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Adds new approval criteria requiring commissioners courts and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to verify that law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services will be provided before granting district creation petitions
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Mandates that roads constructed in proposed districts must be designed to accommodate fire truck turnaround capabilities as a condition for approval
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Applies only to petitions filed on or after the effective date; pending petitions filed before the effective date remain governed by prior law
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Takes effect immediately upon two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers, or September 1, 2025, if that threshold is not met
Legislative Description
Relating to the consideration of the provision of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services by a commissioners court or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
3/17/2025