89R5268 CS-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 1991
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information regarding certain charges for services
provided by municipally owned utility systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1502.057, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A municipality that imposes operating, maintenance,
replacement, or improvement charges under Subsection (a) shall:
(1) publish the amounts of the charges on the utility
system's and the municipality's Internet websites; and
(2) submit the amounts of the charges to the secretary
of state for publication in the Texas Register.
SECTION 2. Section 2002.011, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2002.011. TEXAS REGISTER. The secretary of state
shall compile, index, cross-index to statute, and publish a
publication to be known as the Texas Register. The register shall
contain:
(1) notices of proposed rules issued and filed in the
office of the secretary of state as provided by Subchapter B of
Chapter 2001;
(2) the text of rules adopted and filed in the office
of the secretary of state;
(3) notices of open meetings issued and filed in the
office of the secretary of state as provided by law;
(4) executive orders issued by the governor;
(5) summaries of requests for opinions of the attorney
general and of the Texas Ethics Commission;
(6) summaries of opinions of the attorney general and
of the Texas Ethics Commission;
(7) guidelines prepared by the attorney general under
Section 2007.041;
(8) notices relating to the preparation of takings
impact assessments as provided by Section 2007.043; [and]
(9) other information of general interest to the
public of this state, including:
(A) federal legislation or regulations affecting
the state or a state agency; and
(B) state agency organizational and personnel
changes; and
(10) the amounts of any charges submitted to the
secretary of state under Section 1502.057(d).
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.