Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB715 by Campbell (Relating to municipal annexation.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to add subchapters regulating the annexation authority and procedures of certain municipalities.
The provisions of the bill would have no direct implication to the operations of state government.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Municipal League, the fiscal implication of this bill cannot be determined but would be significant to municipalities. The framework for annexation following passage of the bill would substantially reduce the ability of municipalities to annex areas surrounding their boundaries.