SRC-JBJ S.B. 1440 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1440 77R7877 ATP-DBy: Gallegos State Affairs 3/22/2001 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, certain municipalities pay a majority of the taxable value of county property taxes but receive a disproportionate share of the general revenue allocations. As proposed, S.B. 1440 prohibits a county with a population of three million or more from using more than one-half of the total expenditures from the general fund in a manner that benefits only the area in the county located outside the most populous municipality located wholly or partly in the county. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 113Z, Local Government Code, by adding Section 113.904, as follows: Sec. 113.904. USE OF GENERAL REVENUE IN POPULOUS COUNTY. (a) Provides that this section applies only to a county with a population of three million or more. (b) Prohibits the county from using more than one-half of the total expenditures from the general fund of the county during a county fiscal year in a manner that benefits only the area in the county located outside the most populous municipality located wholly or partly in the county. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2001.