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By: Israel, Laubenberg (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) |
H.B. No. 999 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017; |
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May 2, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State |
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Affairs; May 12, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 12, 2017, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the election of directors of certain |
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districts to be held on a uniform election date. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.103(b), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Unless a district holds its general election for |
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officers on a date as otherwise provided by statute, after [After] |
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confirmation of a district, an election shall be held on the uniform |
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election date, provided by Section 41.001, Election Code, in May of |
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each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of |
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directors. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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