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1-By: King of Hemphill (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 1631
2- (In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2017;
3- May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
4- Intergovernmental Relations; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by
5- the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to
6- printer.)
7-Click here to see the committee vote
1+H.B. No. 1631
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10- A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
114 AN ACT
125 relating to an election of the board of directors of the Ochiltree
136 County Hospital District.
147 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
158 SECTION 1. Section 1071.053, Special District Local Laws
169 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1710 Sec. 1071.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [PETITION]. A person who
1811 wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate
1912 for director must file with the board secretary an application in
2013 accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a petition requesting
2114 that action. The petition must be:
2215 [(1) signed by at least 25 registered voters; and
2316 [(2) filed not later than the 25th day before the date
2417 of the election].
2518 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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19+ ______________________________ ______________________________
20+ President of the Senate Speaker of the House
21+ I certify that H.B. No. 1631 was passed by the House on April
22+ 13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 5, 3 present, not
23+ voting.
24+ ______________________________
25+ Chief Clerk of the House
26+ I certify that H.B. No. 1631 was passed by the Senate on May
27+ 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
28+ ______________________________
29+ Secretary of the Senate
30+ APPROVED: _____________________
31+ Date
32+ _____________________
33+ Governor