H.B. No. 4356

AN ACT

relating to the qualifications of directors of certain municipal development districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 377.051(e), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person may qualify to serve as a director of a district if the person resides in the independent school district that serves the majority of the district and the district [that] is located in a municipality:

(1) with a population of more than 5,000 and less than 6,000 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 25,000 and that borders the Brazos River; or

(2) with a population of more than 1,488 and less than 2,500 and that is located wholly in a county with a population of more than 20,000 and less than 30,000 that borders the Neches River and the Trinity River [if the person resides in the independent school district that serves the majority of the district].

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, 2021.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4356 was passed by the House on May 11, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 17, 2 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4356 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor