89R6243 ANG-D
By: Blanco S.B. No. 1028
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board
of directors of certain municipal utility districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 54.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified
to serve as a director, a person shall:
(1) be at least 18 years old;
(2) be[,] a resident citizen of the State of Texas; [,]
and
(3) either own land subject to taxation in the
district or be a qualified voter within the district.
SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 54.103 to read as follows:
Sec. 54.103. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a district wholly or
partly located in a county that:
(1) borders the United Mexican States; and
(2) contains a municipality with a population of more
than 500,000.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 54.102, to be qualified to
serve as a director of a district to which this section applies, a
person shall:
(1) meet the requirements of Sections 54.102(1) and
(2); and
(2) be a qualified voter within the district.
SECTION 3. Section 54.103, Water Code, as added by this Act,
does not affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately
before the effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a
municipal utility district described by that section to continue to
carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's
term. That section applies only to a member of the board of
directors of such a district elected or appointed on or after the
effective date of this Act. That section does not prohibit a person
who is a member of the board of directors of such a district on the
effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to
the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member
under that section.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.