H.B. No. 2888 AN ACT relating to a petition filed for a place on the ballot as a candidate for the board of directors of the Wilbarger County Hospital District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1113.053, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1113.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be[: [(1) signed by at least 100 registered voters; and [(2)] filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2888 was passed by the House on April 12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 11, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2888 was passed by the Senate on May 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor