Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 4696
	1	+	By: Zerwas (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 4696
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
	3	+	May 6, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Intergovernmental Relations; May 15, 2019, reported favorably by
	5	+	the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2019, sent to
	6	+	printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility
6	13		District No. 240; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
7	14		providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
8	15		assessments, fees, and taxes.
9	16		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	17		SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
11	18		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8347 to read as follows:
12	19		CHAPTER 8347. FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 240
13	20		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	21		Sec. 8347.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	22		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
16	23		(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
17	24		Environmental Quality.
18	25		(3) "Director" means a board member.
19	26		(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal
20	27		Utility District No. 240.
21	28		Sec. 8347.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
22	29		municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
23	30		Texas Constitution.
24	31		Sec. 8347.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
25	32		REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to
26	33		confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
27	34		directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
28	35		Sec. 8347.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
29	36		temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
30	37		8347.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
31	38		extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
32	39		consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
33	40		district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
34	41		Sec. 8347.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
35	42		(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
36	43		(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
37	44		(1) a municipal utility district as provided by
38	45		general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
39	46		(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
40	47		relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
41	48		or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
42	49		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
43	50		Sec. 8347.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
44	51		district is initially composed of the territory described by
45	52		Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
46	53		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
47	54		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
48	55		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
49	56		does not affect the district's:
50	57		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
51	58		(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
52	59		for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
53	60		interest on a bond;
54	61		(3) right to impose a tax; or
55	62		(4) legality or operation.
56	63		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
57	64		Sec. 8347.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
58	65		governed by a board of five elected directors.
59	66		(b) Except as provided by Section 8347.0202, directors
60	67		serve staggered four-year terms.
61	68		Sec. 8347.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the
62	69		effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners
63	70		of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the
64	71		district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that
65	72		the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons
66	73		named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary
67	74		directors the five persons named in the petition.
68	75		(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
69	76		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
70	77		Section 8347.0103; or
71	78		(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
72	79		the Act enacting this chapter.
73	80		(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
74	81		Section 8347.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
75	82		expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
76	83		reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
77	84		expire on the earlier of:
78	85		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
79	86		Section 8347.0103; or
80	87		(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
81	88		appointment or reappointment.
82	89		(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
83	90		majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
84	91		may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
85	92		commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
86	93		persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
87	94		successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
88	95		petition.
89	96		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
90	97		Sec. 8347.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
91	98		has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
92	99		which the district is created.
93	100		Sec. 8347.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
94	101		DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
95	102		general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
96	103		applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
97	104		Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
98	105		Sec. 8347.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
99	106		52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
100	107		acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
101	108		maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
102	109		operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
103	110		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
104	111		Sec. 8347.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
105	112		road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
106	113		zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
107	114		municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
108	115		jurisdiction the road project is located.
109	116		(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
110	117		or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
111	118		project must meet all applicable construction standards,
112	119		subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
113	120		the road project is located.
114	121		(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
115	122		Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
116	123		specifications of the road project.
117	124		Sec. 8347.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
118	125		ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
119	126		applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
120	127		adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
121	128		consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
122	129		in the district.
123	130		Sec. 8347.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may
124	131		be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
125	132		(1) has never issued any bonds; and
126	133		(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
127	134		(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the
128	135		division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
129	136		duties of the district.
130	137		(c) A new district created by the division of the district
131	138		may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
132	139		outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this
133	140		chapter.
134	141		(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
135	142		signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
136	143		the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
137	144		district.
138	145		(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district
139	146		before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
140	147		8347.0103 to confirm the creation of the district.
141	148		(f) An order dividing the district shall:
142	149		(1) name each new district;
143	150		(2) include the metes and bounds description of the
144	151		territory of each new district;
145	152		(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district;
146	153		and
147	154		(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities
148	155		between the new districts.
149	156		(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
150	157		an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
151	158		with the commission and record the order in the real property
152	159		records of each county in which the district is located.
153	160		(h) A new district created by the division of the district
154	161		shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
155	162		Section 8347.0103.
156	163		(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the
157	164		new district shall provide the election date and results to the
158	165		commission.
159	166		(j) Any new district created by the division of the district
160	167		must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
161	168		approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
162	169		bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
163	170		(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to
164	171		the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section
165	172		8347.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new
166	173		district created by the division of the district and to the
167	174		inclusion of land in the new district.
168	175		SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
169	176		Sec. 8347.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
170	177		The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
171	178		obligations secured by:
172	179		(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
173	180		(2) contract payments described by Section 8347.0403.
174	181		(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
175	182		provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
176	183		before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
177	184		payable from ad valorem taxes.
178	185		(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
179	186		taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
180	187		vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
181	188		election held for that purpose.
182	189		Sec. 8347.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
183	190		authorized at an election held under Section 8347.0401, the
184	191		district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
185	192		property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
186	193		Code.
187	194		(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
188	195		exceed the rate approved at the election.
189	196		Sec. 8347.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
190	197		Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
191	198		an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
192	199		the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
193	200		the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
194	201		voting at an election held for that purpose.
195	202		(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
196	203		provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
197	204		the board without further voter approval.
198	205		SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
199	206		Sec. 8347.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
200	207		OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
201	208		payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
202	209		revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
203	210		combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
204	211		purpose.
205	212		Sec. 8347.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
206	213		issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
207	214		board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
208	215		direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
209	216		or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
210	217		provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
211	218		Sec. 8347.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
212	219		issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
213	220		issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
214	221		valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
215	222		real property in the district.
216	223		SECTION 2. The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District
217	224		No. 240 initially includes all the territory contained in the
218	225		following area:
219	226		TRACT 1 - 203.50 ACRES
220	227		Being a 203.50 acre tract of land out of the Randolph Foster
221	228		League, Abstract 28, and the Thomas Westfall League, Abstract 92
222	229		and the Noel F. Roberts League, Abstract 79 Fort Bend County, Texas;
223	230		said 203.50 acre tract of land being more particularly described by
224	231		metes and bounds as follows:
225	232		COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of Thomas Westfall League,
226	233		Abstract 92; THENCE North 89° 53' 37" East with the common line of
227	234		said Foster League and said Westfall League, 1645.89 feet to a point
228	235		in the East right-of-way line of F.M. 1489 for the POINT OF
229	236		BEGINNING of the herein tract of land;
230	237		THENCE with said East right-of-way line, along the arc of a
231	238		curve to the right, having a radius of 2166.91 feet, a central angle
232	239		of 01° 46' 20", an arc length of 67.02 feet, and a chord bearing
233	240		North 04° 34' 23" East, 67.02 feet to a point for corner;
234	241		THENCE South 88° 56' 17" East, 4353.01 feet to a point for
235	242		corner in the centerline of Big Bayou (Bessie's Creek);
236	243		THENCE with the meanders of said centerline as follows:
237	244		- South 46° 57' 47" East, 639.50 feet to a point for corner;
238	245		- South 49° 22' 47" East, 386.90 feet to a point for corner;
239	246		- South 68° 19' 37" East, 544.00 feet to a point for corner;
240	247		- South 23° 42' 07" East, 440.41 feet to a point for corner;
241	248		- South 22° 08' 03" West, 221.91 feet to a point for corner;
242	249		- South 53° 41' 23" West, 287.12 feet to a point for corner;
243	250		- North 86° 22' 00" West, 2.51 feet to a point for corner;
244	251		THENCE South 00° 43' 33" West, 136.84 feet to a point for
245	252		corner in the West right-of-way line of Vernon Frost Road;
246	253		THENCE with said West right-of-way line as follows:
247	254		- South 13° 55' 15" West, 116.39 feet to a point for corner;
248	255		- South 00° 01' 45" East, 883.80 feet to a point for corner;
249	256		- South 52° 29' 11" West, 41.12 feet to a point for corner in
250	257		the North right-of-way line of said Vernon Frost Road;
251	258		THENCE with said North right-of-way line as follows:
252	259		- North 83° 31' 42" West, 2367.99 feet to a point for corner;
253	260		- South 64° 33' 59" West, 248.96 feet to a point for corner;
254	261		THENCE North 04° 02' 15" West, 982.17 feet to a point for
255	262		corner;
256	263		THENCE North 05° 25' 55" East, 275.65 feet to a point for
257	264		corner in the aforementioned centerline of Big Bayou;
258	265		THENCE with the meanders of said centerline as follows:
259	266		- South 73° 53' 23" West, 212.50 feet to a point for corner;
260	267		- South 56° 15' 13" West, 133.89 feet to a point for corner;
261	268		THENCE North 01° 05' 23" East, 948.59 feet to a point for
262	269		corner;
263	270		THENCE North 88° 57' 42" West, 2,489.02 feet to a point for
264	271		corner in the aforementioned east right-of-way line of F.M. 1489;
265	272		THENCE with said East right-of-way as follows:
266	273		- North 03° 01' 27" West, 312.88 feet to a point for corner
267	274		and the beginning of a curve to the right;
268	275		- Along the arc of said curve to the right, having a radius
269	276		of 2166.91 feet, a central angle of 06° 42' 40", an arc length of
270	277		253.82 feet, and a chord bearing North 00° 19' 53" East, 253.67 feet
271	278		to the POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 203.50 acres of land, more or
272	279		less.
273	280		TRACT 2 - 47.74 ACRES
274	281		Being a 47.74 acre tract of land out of the Thomas Westfall
275	282		League, Abstract 92 Fort Bend County, Texas; said 47.74 acre tract
276	283		of land being more particularly described by metes and bounds as
277	284		follows:
278	285		COMMENCING at a point in the East line of said Thomas Westfall
279	286		League, Abstract 92 and being in the South right-of-way line of
280	287		Vernon Frost Road; THENCE North 83° 31' 43" West with said South
281	288		right-of-way line, 979.03 feet to a point in the West line of a
282	289		Roadway for Ingress and Egress and Utilities and for the POINT OF
283	290		BEGINNING of the herein tract of land;
284	291		THENCE South 20° 02' 44" West with said West line, 1452.74
285	292		feet to a point for corner;
286	293		THENCE North 83° 42' 22" West, 930.30 feet to a point for
287	294		corner;
288	295		THENCE South 22° 36' 17" West, 8.24 feet to a point for corner;
289	296		THENCE South 71° 32' 11" West, 1961.02 to a point for corner in
290	297		the East right-of-way line of F.M. 1489;
291	298		THENCE North 33° 39' 18" West with said East right-of-way
292	299		line, 694.24 feet to a point for corner;
293	300		THENCE North 64° 33' 59" East, 1369.17 feet to a point for
294	301		corner;
295	302		THENCE South 83° 31' 43" East, 1324.09 feet to a point for
296	303		corner;
297	304		THENCE North 06° 28' 17" East, 883.00 feet to a point for
298	305		corner in the South right-of-way line of the aforementioned Vernon
299	306		Frost Road;
300	307		THENCE South 83° 31' 43" East with said South right-of-way
301	308		line, 23.23 to the POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 47.74 acres of
302	309		land, more or less.
303	310		TRACT 3 - 10.95 ACRES
304	311		Being a 10.95 acre tract of land out of the Thomas Westfall
305	312		League, Abstract 92 Fort Bend County, Texas; said 10.95 acre tract
306	313		of land being more particularly described by metes and bounds as
307	314		follows:
308	315		COMMENCING at a point in the East line of said Thomas Westfall
309	316		League, Abstract 92 and being in the South right-of-way line of
310	317		Vernon Frost Road; THENCE North 83° 31' 43" East with said South
311	318		right-of-way line, 30.19 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the
312	319		herein tract of land;
313	320		THENCE South 00° 05' 00" West, 593.27 feet to a point for
314	321		corner;
315	322		THENCE North 83° 31' 42" West, 694.99 feet to a point for
316	323		corner in the East line of a Roadway for Ingress and Egress and
317	324		Utilities;
318	325		THENCE North 20° 02' 44" West with said East line, 658.90 feet
319	326		to a point for corner in the South right-of-way line of the
320	327		aforementioned Vernon Frost Road;
321	328		THENCE South 83° 31' 43" East with said South right-of-way
322	329		line, 923.16 to the POINT OF BEGINNING; containing 10.95 acres of
323	330		land, more or less.
324	331		TRACT 4 - 84.60 ACRES
325	332		Being a 95.93 acre tract of land out of the Randolph Foster
326	333		League, Abstract 28, and the Thomas Westfall League, Abstract 92
327	334		Fort Bend County, Texas; said 95.93 acre tract of land being more
328	335		particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
329	336		COMMENCING at the Northwest corner of Thomas Westfall League,
330	337		Abstract 92; THENCE North 89° 53' 37" East with the common line of
331	338		said Foster League and said Westfall League, 1645.89 feet to a point
332	339		in the East right-of-way line of F.M. 1489;
333	340		THENCE with said East right-of-way line, along the arc of a
334	341		curve to the right, having a radius of 2166.91 feet, a central angle
335	342		of 01° 46' 20", an arc length of 67.02 feet, and a chord bearing
336	343		North 04° 34' 23" East, 67.02 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the
337	344		herein tract of land;
338	345		THENCE with said East right-of-way line, along the arc of a
339	346		curve to the right, having a radius of 2166.91 feet, a central angle
340	347		of 05° 49' 38", an arc length of 220.39 feet, and a chord bearing
341	348		North 08° 22' 23" East, 220.29 feet to a point for corner;
342	349		THENCE North 10° 25' 33" East, 567.79 feet to a point for
343	350		corner;
344	351		THENCE North 42° 48' 13" East, 161.59 feet to a point for
345	352		corner;
346	353		THENCE North 89° 49' 13" East, 776.80 feet to a point for
347	354		corner;
348	355		THENCE North 89° 50' 13" East, 1300.00 feet to a point for
349	356		corner;
350	357		THENCE North 89° 47' 53" East, 1493.99 feet to a point for
351	358		corner;
352	359		THENCE South 05° 13' 23" West, 121.36 feet to a point for
353	360		corner in the centerline of Big Bayou (Bessie's Creek);
354	361		THENCE with the meanders of said centerline as follows:
355	362		- South 20° 06' 37" East, 255.79 feet to a point for corner;
356	363		- South 33° 09' 07" East, 391.61 feet to a point for corner;
357	364		- South 39° 30' 39" East, 386.36 feet to a point for corner;
358	365		- South 46° 57' 47" East, 639.50 feet to a point for corner;
359	366		- South 49° 22' 47" East, 386.90 feet to a point for corner;
360	367		THENCE South 40° 37' 13" West, 400.00 feet to a point for
361	368		corner;
362	369		THENCE North 49° 22' 47" West, 395.34 feet to a point for
363	370		corner;
364	371		THENCE North 46° 57' 47" West, 700.28 feet to a point for
365	372		corner;
366	373		THENCE North 39° 00' 27" West, 342.84 feet to a point for
367	374		corner;
368	375		THENCE North 88° 56' 17" West, 3825.88 feet to the POINT OF
369	376		BEGINNING; containing 95.93 acres of land more or less;
370	377		SAVE AND EXCEPT an 11.33 acre tract of land being more
371	378		particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
372	379		COMMENCING at a point in the East right-of-way for the
373	380		Southwest corner of said 95.93 acre tract of land; Thence South 88°
374	381		56' 17 East, 3825.88 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING;
375	382		THENCE South 88° 56' 17" East, 527.13 feet to a point for
376	383		corner in the centerline of Big Bayou (Bessie's Creek);
377	384		THENCE with the meanders of said centerline as follows:
378	385		- South 46° 57' 47" East, 639.50 feet to a point for corner;
379	386		- South 49° 22' 47" East, 386.90 feet to a point for corner;
380	387		THENCE South 40° 37' 13" West, 400.00 feet to a point for
381	388		corner;
382	389		THENCE North 49° 22' 47" West, 395.34 feet to a point for
383	390		corner;
384	391		THENCE North 46° 57' 47" West, 700.28 feet to a point for
385	392		corner;
386	393		THENCE North 39° 00' 27" West, 342.84 to the POINT OF
387	394		BEGINNING; containing 11.33 acres of land more or less.
388	395		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
389	396		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
390	397		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
391	398		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
392	399		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
393	400		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
394	401		Government Code.
395	402		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
396	403		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
397	404		Environmental Quality.
398	405		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
399	406		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
400	407		lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
401	408		representatives within the required time.
402	409		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
403	410		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
404	411		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
405	412		and accomplished.
406	413		SECTION 4. (a) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
407	414		vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
408	415		8347, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
409	416		this Act, is amended by adding Section 8347.0307 to read as follows:
410	417		Sec. 8347.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
411	418		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
412	419		(b) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
413	420		legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
414	421		Article I, Texas Constitution.
415	422		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
416	423		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
417	424		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
418	425		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
419	426		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
420		-	______________________________ ______________________________
421		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
422		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4696 was passed by the House on May 3,
423		-	2019, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 15, 2 present, not
424		-	voting.
425		-	______________________________
426		-	Chief Clerk of the House
427		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4696 was passed by the Senate on May
428		-	21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
429		-	______________________________
430		-	Secretary of the Senate
431		-	APPROVED: _____________________
432		-	Date
433		-	_____________________
434		-	Governor
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