Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1		87R4497 SGM-D
2		-	By: Sanford~~, King of Parker, Holland~~ H.B. No. 1897
	2	+	By: Sanford H.B. No. 1897
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5	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6		AN ACT
7	7		relating to disclosure requirements for agreements consenting to
8	8		municipal annexation.
9	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10		SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Local Government Code,
11	11		is amended by adding Section 43.004 to read as follows:
12	12		Sec. 43.004. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE ANNEXATION
13	13		AGREEMENT. (a) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a
14	14		landowner to enter into an agreement in which the landowner
15	15		consents to annexation, the municipality must provide the landowner
16	16		with the written disclosure described by Section 212.172(b-1).
17	17		(b) An annexation agreement for which a disclosure is not
18	18		provided in accordance with Subsection (a) is void.
19	19		SECTION 2. Section 212.172, Local Government Code, is
20	20		amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
21	21		(b-1) At the time a municipality makes an offer to a
22	22		landowner to enter into an agreement under this subchapter, the
23	23		municipality must provide the landowner with a written disclosure
24	24		that includes:
25	25		(1) a statement that the landowner is not required to
26	26		enter into the agreement;
27	27		(2) the authority under which the municipality may
28	28		annex the land with references to relevant law;
29	29		(3) a plain-language description of the annexation
30	30		procedures applicable to the land; and
31	31		(4) whether the procedures require the landowner's
32	32		consent.
33	33		(b-2) An agreement for which a disclosure is not provided in
34	34		accordance with Subsection (b-1) is void.
35	35		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.