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| 1 | 1 | 87R1836 JTS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Shine H.B. No. 1361 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to referenda on county property matters in certain | |
| 8 | 8 | counties. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 291.007, Local Government Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 291.007. NONBINDING REFERENDUM ON COUNTY PROPERTY | |
| 13 | 13 | MATTER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a | |
| 14 | 14 | county with a population of: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) less than 40,000; or | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) more than 300,000 and in which the most populous | |
| 17 | 17 | military base in this state is wholly or partly located. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The commissioners court of a county [with a population | |
| 19 | 19 | of less than 40,000] may order a nonbinding referendum in the county | |
| 20 | 20 | on any matter affecting county property. The referendum must be | |
| 21 | 21 | held on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter | |
| 22 | 22 | 41, Election Code. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |