AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
As proposed, S.B. 437 amends current law relating to residency requirements for voting in certain municipal utility district elections.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Water Code, by adding Section 54.026, as follows:
Sec. 54.026. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN CONFIRMATION ELECTION. Requires a person, in order to be eligible to vote in an election to confirm the creation of a district, to reside in the district for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election.
SECTION 2. Amends Subchapter F, Chapter 54, Water Code, by adding Section 54.506, as follows:
Sec. 54.506. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE IN CERTAIN BOND ELECTIONS. Requires a person, in order to be eligible to vote in an election authorizing a district's first issuance of bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, to reside in the district for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election.
SECTION 3. (a) Makes application of Section 54.026, Water Code, as added by this Act, prospective.
(b) Makes application of Section 54.506, Water Code, as added by this Act, prospective.
SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.