H.B. No. 2889
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2889 was passed by the House on May 2,
2003, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2889 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor