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AN ACT
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relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer |
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service for certain entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.916. PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A |
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municipality may not establish a rate for water or sewer utility |
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service applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or |
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ad valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for |
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entities that receive comparable utility service. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the Senate on May |
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25, 2025, 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 |