By: Creighton S.B. No. 1334
(In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2023; March 16, 2023, read
first time and referred to Committee on Local Government;
April 24, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
Nays 0; April 24, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer
service for certain entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 552.915 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.915. PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A
municipality may not establish a rate for water or sewer utility
service applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or
ad valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for
entities that receive comparable utility service.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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