S.B. No. 1949
AN ACT
relating to qualifications for the directors of the Dallas County
Flood Control District No. 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 7811.052, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7811.052. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE.
(a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at
least 18 years of age and:
(1) an owner of taxable property in the district;
(2) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
(3) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
owns property in the district; or
(4) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered
by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(b) A director must meet the qualifications described by
Subsection (a) [own land in the district subject to taxation] at the
time the director qualifies for office.
SECTION 2. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1949 passed the Senate on
April 29, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1949 passed the House on
May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 39, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor