By: Smith (Senate Sponsor - Springer) H.B. No. 1949
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2023;
April 24, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 4, 2023, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 4, 2023, sent
to printer.)
COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
BirdwellX
ZaffiriniX
AlvaradoX
BlancoX
HancockX
HughesX
KolkhorstX
MilesX
SparksX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the continuation of the Red River Boundary Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.057(b), Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Not later than July 30, 2027 [2023], the commission
shall issue a final report to the governor, lieutenant governor,
speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees
of the legislature.
SECTION 2. Section 12.058, Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.058. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
expires December 31, 2027 [2023].
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.
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