By Kuempel H.B. No. 2627 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to school districts adopting tax rates and billing for and 1-3 collecting taxes at different dates. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 26.135., Tax Code, is amended to read as 1-6 follows: 1-7 Sec. 26.135. Tax Dates for Certain School Districts. (a) A 1-8 school district that before January 1, 1989, has for at least 10 1-9 years followed a practice of adopting its tax rate at a different 1-10 date than as provided by this chapter and of billing for and 1-11 collecting its taxes at different dates than as provided by 1-12 Chapters 31 and 33 may continue to follow that practice. Other 1-13 school districts may adopt their tax rate at a different date than 1-14 as provided by this chapter and bill for and collect their taxes at 1-15 different dates than as provided by Chapters 31 and 33. 1-16 (b) This section does not affect the dates provided by this 1-17 title for other purposes, including those relating to the appraisal 1-18 and taxability of property, the attachment of tax liens and 1-19 personal liability for taxes, administrative and judicial review 1-20 under Chapters 41 and 42. 1-21 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-22 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-23 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-1 constitutional rule requiring bills be read on three several days 2-2 in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.