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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county general revenue levy for indigent health care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection 61.002 (5)(A), Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(A) The property taxes imposed by a county that are not |
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dedicated to the construction and maintenance of farm-to-market |
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roads or to flood control under Article VIII, Section 1-a, of the |
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Texas Constitution or that are not dedicated to further maintenance |
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of the public roads under ARTICLE VIII, Section 9, of the Texas |
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Constitution or that are not dedicated to the payment of principal |
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or interest on county debt; and |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |