88R11025 KBB-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 1891
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 81.006, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] county tax
may be levied at any regularly scheduled meeting of the court when
at least four members of the court are present.
(b-1) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, a
county tax may be levied at any regularly scheduled meeting of the
court only when five members of the court are present.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a commissioners court meeting held on or after the effective date
of this Act.
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, 2023.