H.B. No. 479 AN ACT relating to the location of board meetings of certain economic development corporations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 504.054, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 504.054. LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board of directors of a Type A corporation shall conduct each board meeting within the boundaries of the authorizing municipality. (b) If the authorizing municipality is located in a county with a population of less than 30,000, the board of directors of a Type A corporation may conduct a board meeting within the boundaries of the county. SECTION 2. Section 505.055, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 505.055. LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board of directors of a Type B corporation shall conduct all meetings within the boundaries of the authorizing municipality. (b) If the authorizing municipality is located in a county with a population of less than 30,000, the board of directors of a Type B corporation may conduct a board meeting within the boundaries of the county. SECTION 3. 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 479 was passed by the House on April 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 479 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 . ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor