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| 1 | 1 | 89R3099 MP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Simmons H.B. No. 2471 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to security deposits collected by a municipal utility | |
| 10 | 10 | district. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended | |
| 13 | 13 | by adding Section 54.2053 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 54.2053. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF CERTAIN DEPOSITS FOR | |
| 15 | 15 | SERVICES. A district that collects a separate security deposit | |
| 16 | 16 | from a landlord and a tenant of the landlord for services or | |
| 17 | 17 | facilities furnished by the district may deduct damages and charges | |
| 18 | 18 | only from the security deposit of the person who is directly | |
| 19 | 19 | responsible for the damages or charges. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 21 | 21 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 22 | 22 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 23 | 23 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |