H.B. No. 2315
AN ACT
relating to a county's general revenue levy for indigent health
care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.002(5), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(5) "General revenue levy" means:
(A) the property taxes imposed by a county that
are not dedicated to:
(i) the construction and maintenance of
farm-to-market roads under Article VIII, Section 1-a, Texas
Constitution;
(ii) [or to] flood control under Article
VIII, Section 1-a, [of the] Texas Constitution;
(iii) [or that are not dedicated to] the
further maintenance of the public roads under Article VIII, Section
9, [of the] Texas Constitution; or
(iv) the payment of principal or interest
on county debt; and
(B) the sales and use tax revenue to be received
by the county during the calendar year in which the state fiscal
year begins under Chapter 323, Tax Code, as determined under
Section 26.041(d), Tax Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2315 was passed by the House on April
21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 2, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2315 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor