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By: Anderson of Dallas, Rinaldi |
H.B. No. 2064 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Huffines) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017; |
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May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 12, 2017, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 12, 2017, sent to |
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printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of |
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business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section |
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III of Dallas County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7805, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 7805.054 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 7805.054. QUORUM; VOTE REQUIRED. A quorum consists of |
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three directors. An action or recommendation of the board |
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requiring a vote of the board is not valid unless: |
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(1) the action or recommendation is approved by a |
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record vote taken at a meeting of the board with a quorum present; |
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and |
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(2) the action or recommendation receives at least |
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three affirmative votes by board members. |
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SECTION 2. (a) All governmental and proprietary actions |
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and proceedings of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of |
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Dallas County taken before the effective date of this Act are |
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validated, ratified, and confirmed in all respects as of the dates |
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on which they occurred. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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