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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to suspend |
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statutory deadlines during a disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.1075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.1075. SUSPENSION OF STATUTORY DEADLINES. (a) |
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Notwithstanding any other law, a statutory deadline imposed on a |
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political subdivision, including a deadline relating to a budget or |
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ad valorem tax, is suspended if: |
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(1) the territory of the political subdivision is |
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wholly or partly located in the area of a disaster declared by the |
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president of the United States or the governor; and |
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(2) the presiding officer of the political subdivision |
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or, if there is no presiding officer, the political subdivision's |
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governing body, proclaims the political subdivision is unable to |
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comply with the requirement because of the disaster. |
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(b) The presiding officer of the political subdivision or, |
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if there is no presiding officer, the political subdivision's |
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governing body, may issue an order ending the suspension of a |
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statutory deadline under this section. A statutory deadline may not |
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be suspended for more than 30 days after the date the presiding |
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officer or governing body, as appropriate, makes the proclamation |
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described by Subsection (a)(2). |
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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. |