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