By Madla                                               S.R. No. 760
       74R10789 DRH-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 74th
    1-2  Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
    1-3  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
    1-4  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate
    1-5  Bill No. 821 to consider and take action on the following matters:
    1-6        (1)  Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
    1-7  committee to amend text in Section 325.061(a), Tax Code, to read as
    1-8  follows:
    1-9        The commissioners court may call an election on its own
   1-10  motion or shall call an election if a number of qualified voters of
   1-11  the county equal to at least five percent of the number of
   1-12  registered voters in the county petition the commissioners court to
   1-13  call the election.
   1-14        Explanation:  This change is necessary to clarify the
   1-15  authority of the commissioners court to call an election under its
   1-16  own authority.
   1-17        (2)  Senate Rule 12.03(3) is suspended to permit the
   1-18  committee to add text in Section 325.061(a), Tax Code, to read as
   1-19  follows:
   1-20        An election under this chapter must be held on the next
   1-21  uniform election day not less than 10 days after the day on which
   1-22  the order calling the election was passed.
   1-23        Explanation:  This change is necessary to expedite the
   1-24  calling of an election by the commissioners court.
    2-1        (3)  Senate Rule 12.03(3) is suspended to permit the
    2-2  committee to add text in Section 325.061, Tax Code, to read as
    2-3  follows:
    2-4        (d)  The commissioners court shall modify regular election
    2-5  procedures as necessary to hold an election on a day permitted
    2-6  under Subsection (a).
    2-7        Explanation:  This change is necessary to expedite the
    2-8  calling of an election by the commissioners court.