78R4043 SMJ-D


By:  Cook of Colorado, Pena                                       H.B. No. 2889


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to issue bonds, notes, or warrants to finance the acquisition, construction, operation, or repair of certain health and recreational facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1508.101, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1508.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 5,000 [230,000] or more. SECTION 2. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 1508, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. OBLIGATIONS FOR HEALTH AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 [230,000] OR MORE
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.