85S10441 SMH-F
 
  By: Bonnen of Galveston, et al. H.B. No. 124
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the date for ordering or holding an election to ratify
  the ad valorem tax rate of a school district.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 26.08(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (b)  The governing body shall order that the election be held
  in the school district on the first uniform election date
  prescribed by [a date not less than 30 or more than 90 days after the
  day on which it adopted the tax rate.]  Section 41.001, Election
  Code, that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements
  of law [does not apply to the election unless a date specified by
  that section falls within the time permitted by this section].  At
  the election, the ballots shall be prepared to permit voting for or
  against the proposition:  "Approving the ad valorem tax rate of
  $_____ per $100 valuation in (name of school district) for the
  current year, a rate that is $_____ higher per $100 valuation than
  the school district rollback tax rate, for the purpose of
  (description of purpose of increase)."  The ballot proposition must
  include the adopted tax rate and the difference between that rate
  and the rollback tax rate in the appropriate places.
         SECTION 2.  Section 3.005(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection [Subsections] (c) [and
  (d)], an election ordered by an authority of a political
  subdivision shall be ordered not later than the 62nd day before
  election day.
         SECTION 3.  Section 3.005(d), Election Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies to the
  ad valorem tax rate of a school district beginning with the 2018 tax
  year.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.