89R16231 MLH-F
By: Morgan H.B. No. 5018
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the election of the governing body of a taxing
entity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 180.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 180.011. GOVERNING BODY OF TAXING AUTHORITY MUST BE
ELECTED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of
any governmental entity, including a political subdivision, with
the authority to impose a tax must be elected.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of a governing
body appointed by the governor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.