1-1 By: Combs (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos) H.B. No. 1312 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 1993; 1-3 May 4, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 5, 1993, reported favorably by the 1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 5, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-8 Armbrister x 1-9 Leedom x 1-10 Carriker x 1-11 Henderson x 1-12 Madla x 1-13 Moncrief x 1-14 Patterson x 1-15 Rosson x 1-16 Shapiro x 1-17 Wentworth x 1-18 Whitmire x 1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-20 AN ACT 1-21 relating to governmental authority and voter rights in the 1-22 extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. 1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, 1-25 is amended by adding Section 42.904 to read as follows: 1-26 Sec. 42.904. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND VOTING RIGHTS 1-27 IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a 1-28 municipality that has disannexed territory under Section 43.133 1-29 that it had previously annexed for limited purposes and that has 1-30 extended rules to its extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 1-31 212.003. 1-32 (b) The municipality shall allow all qualified voters 1-33 residing in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction to 1-34 vote on any proposition that is submitted to the voters of the 1-35 municipality and that involves: 1-36 (1) an adoption of or change to an ordinance or 1-37 charter provision that would apply to the municipality's 1-38 extraterritorial jurisdiction; or 1-39 (2) a nonbinding referendum that, if binding, would 1-40 apply to the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. 1-41 SECTION 2. This Act does not affect the validity of an 1-42 ordinance or charter provision adopted before the effective date of 1-43 this Act other than an ordinance or charter provision relating to 1-44 persons eligible to vote in municipal elections. 1-45 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-46 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-47 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-48 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-49 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-50 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-51 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-52 * * * * * 1-53 Austin, 1-54 Texas 1-55 May 5, 1993 1-56 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-57 President of the Senate 1-58 Sir: 1-59 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-60 referred H.B. No. 1312, have had the same under consideration, and 1-61 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-62 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-63 Armbrister, 1-64 Chairman 1-65 * * * * * 1-66 WITNESSES 1-67 FOR AGAINST ON 1-68 ___________________________________________________________________ 2-1 Name: Judge Bill Aleshire x 2-2 Representing: Travis County 2-3 City: Austin 2-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-5 Name: Steve Hudson x 2-6 Representing: Tx Assoc. of Builders 2-7 City: Austin 2-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-9 Name: Commissioner Valerie Bristol x 2-10 Representing: Trav. Ct. Comm. Et. 2-11 City: Austin 2-12 -------------------------------------------------------------------