89R15901 BEF-D
By: Cook S.B. No. 2736
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement that the board of directors of certain
tax increment reinvestment zones utilize the services of the legal
department of the municipality that created the zone.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 311.010, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) The board of directors of a reinvestment zone to which
this subsection applies shall utilize the legal department of the
municipality that created the zone as the zone's primary legal
counsel. If the city attorney for the municipality that created the
reinvestment zone determines that it is necessary, the city
attorney may retain and oversee outside legal counsel for the zone.
This subsection applies only to a reinvestment zone created by a
municipality with a population of at least two million.
SECTION 2. Section 311.010(j), Tax Code, as added by this
Act, does not apply to a contract or agreement for legal services
entered into before the effective date of this Act, except that
Section 311.010(j), Tax Code, as added by this Act, does apply to
any renewal, modification, or extension of the contract or
agreement that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.