H.B. No. 2617
AN ACT
relating to the fiscal year of certain political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 140.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 140.012. FISCAL YEAR OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
CREATED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2019. (a) This section does not
apply to a political subdivision that is a special district created
under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
Constitution.
(b) A political subdivision that is created on or after
September 1, 2019, and that has authority to impose a tax must have
the same fiscal year as the county in which the political
subdivision is wholly or primarily located.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2617 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2617 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor