89R3608 SCR-F
By: Vasut, Barry H.B. No. 1729
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve
as a commissioner of Port Freeport.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 5002.053, Special
District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5002.053. ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM
LIMITS.
SECTION 2. Section 5002.053, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person
may not have previously served two or more full terms as a
commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term
by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not
constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection.
SECTION 3. Section 5002.053(c), Special District Local Laws
Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a term of office that
began before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. (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 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.