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AN ACT
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relating to the number of signatures required on a petition filed in |
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connection with an election to create certain hospital districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 286.021(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a district located wholly in one county may be |
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created, the county judge of that county must receive a petition |
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signed by the greater of: |
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(1) at least three percent of the registered voters of |
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the territory of the proposed district; or |
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(2) 100 registered voters of the territory of the |
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proposed district. |
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(b) Before a district that contains territory located in |
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more than one county may be created, the county judge of each county |
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in which the proposed district will be located must receive a |
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petition signed by the greater of: |
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(1) at least three percent of the registered voters of |
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the territory of the county in which the judge presides and of the |
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proposed district; or |
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(2) 100 registered voters of the territory of the |
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county in which the judge presides and of the proposed district. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a petition filed under Section 286.021, Health and Safety Code, |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed under |
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that section before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1618 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1618 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |