Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1451 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/10/2021

                    87R2197 SRA-D
 By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1451


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain
 private activity bonds.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 1372.001(3), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (3)  "Closing" means the [issuance and] delivery of a
 bond by an issuer in exchange for the required payment for the bond.
 The term includes delivery of a bond in exchange for a partial
 payment for the incremental funding of the bond in accordance with
 the terms of the bond, provided that the partial payment is not less
 than 10 percent of the required payment for the bond. The term does
 not include a delivery of a bond if expenditure of the proceeds of
 the bond is conditioned on obtaining credit enhancement in support
 of the bond.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.