SRC-JJJ H.B. 1189 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1189 76R4533 CMR-DBy: Gallego (Madla) Intergovernmental Relations 4/19/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Currently, Texas law provides that in order to establish a civic center authority, a petition must be filed with the county judge containing the signatures of a majority of the members of the governing bodies of at least two municipalities in the county. However, there are counties that only have a single incorporated municipality. H.B. 1189 would revise the petition for creation of a civic center authority. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1189 revises the petition for creation of a civic center authority. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 281.013(c), Local Government Code, to require a petition for the creation of a civic center authority to include, among other things, the signatures of a majority of the members of a governing body in either one or more municipalities, depending on the size of the population of the county in which the proposed authority is located. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.