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| 1 | 1 | 89R1071 SCL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Dorazio H.B. No. 1053 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the text of municipal ballot propositions on the | |
| 10 | 10 | issuance of bonds. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1331, Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended by adding Section 1331.003 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 1331.003. BONDS THAT INCREASE TAXES. A ballot | |
| 15 | 15 | proposition to approve bonds issued by a municipality that would | |
| 16 | 16 | add or increase taxes must include the following statement: "THIS | |
| 17 | 17 | IS A TAX INCREASE." | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 19 | 19 | to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |