By: Wilson H.B. No. 1294 73R5616 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the number and composition of precincts from which 1-3 county commissioners are elected in Harris County. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 81, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Subchapter D to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER D. COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS IN HARRIS COUNTY 1-8 Sec. 81.061. NUMBER OF PRECINCTS AND ELECTION OF 1-9 COMMISSIONERS. (a) Harris County is divided into eight 1-10 commissioners precincts, with one commissioner elected from each 1-11 precinct. 1-12 (b) The commissioners for Precincts Two, Four, Six, and 1-13 Eight are elected in each year in which commissioners are to be 1-14 elected for Precincts Two and Four in other counties under Article 1-15 XVI, Section 65, of the Texas Constitution. The commissioners for 1-16 Precincts One, Three, Five, and Seven are elected in each year in 1-17 which commissioners are to be elected for Precincts One and Three 1-18 in other counties under Article XVI, Section 65, of the Texas 1-19 Constitution. 1-20 (c) All eight commissioners shall be elected at the general 1-21 election in 1994 for terms to begin January 1, 1995. On January 1, 1-22 1995, the terms of all commissioners serving before that date 1-23 expire. To establish staggered terms for commissioners, the 1-24 commissioners elected in 1994 for Precincts Two, Four, Six, and 2-1 Eight serve two-year terms expiring January 1, 1997. This 2-2 subsection expires January 1, 1998. 2-3 Sec. 81.062. COMPOSITION OF PRECINCTS. (a) Precinct One is 2-4 composed of the eastern half of Precinct One as it existed on 2-5 January 1, 1993. 2-6 (b) Precinct Two is composed of the eastern half of Precinct 2-7 Two as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-8 (c) Precinct Three is composed of the eastern half of 2-9 Precinct Three as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-10 (d) Precinct Four is composed of the eastern half of 2-11 Precinct Four as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-12 (e) Precinct Five is composed of the western half of 2-13 Precinct One as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-14 (f) Precinct Six is composed of the western half of Precinct 2-15 Two as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-16 (g) Precinct Seven is composed of the western half of 2-17 Precinct Three as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-18 (h) Precinct Eight is composed of the western half of 2-19 Precinct Four as it existed on January 1, 1993. 2-20 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect only if the 2-21 constitutional amendment proposed by the 73rd Legislature, Regular 2-22 Session, 1993, to authorize the legislature to establish the number 2-23 of county commissioners and to establish commissioners precincts in 2-24 Harris County, is approved by the voters. If that proposed 2-25 constitutional amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act 2-26 has no effect. 2-27 (b) This Act applies only to the election of county 3-1 commissioners in Harris County beginning with the general election 3-2 in 1994. This Act does not affect the membership of the 3-3 commissioners court or the composition of commissioners precincts 3-4 before January 1, 1995. 3-5 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 3-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.