Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, 
H.B. No. 2309 (Denny/M. Jackson)











By:  Jackson                                  S.R. No. 1091



SENATE RESOLUTION
	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 79th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on 
House Bill 2309 (certain election processes and procedures) to 
consider and take action on the following matter:
	Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee 
to add language to the statute validating and recreating the Lake 
Cities Municipal Utility Authority (Section 6(b), Chapter 1137, 
Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999) to allow the 
governing body of the authority to be elected at large by place 
and to repeal a prior obsolete statute governing the operations 
of the authority to read as follows:
	SECTION 1.26.  (a)  Section 6(b), Chapter 1137, Acts of 
the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read 
as follows:
	(b)  Each director is [Directors are] elected at large to 
one of five numbered places by the qualified voters residing 
within the boundaries of LCMUA.
	(b)  The directors serving on the effective date of this 
section shall draw lots to determine in which place each director 
serves.  The two directors whose terms expire in 2006 shall draw 
lots for places 1 and 2.  The three directors whose terms expire 
in 2008 shall draw lots for places 3, 4, and 5.  At the directors 
election in 2006 a candidate may file for place 1 or 2.  At the 
directors election in 2008, a candidate may file for place 3, 4, 
or 5.
	(c)  Chapter 312, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 1963, is repealed.
	Explanation:  This change is necessary to allow the Lake 
Cities Municipal Utility Authority to elect its board of 
directors at large by place and to repeal an obsolete statute 
creating the authority.




_______________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
     I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 29, 2005, by the 
following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.



_______________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate