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  82R1148 CLG-D
 
  By: Orr H.B. No. 479
 
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the location of board meetings of certain economic
 
  development corporations.
         
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         
         SECTION 1.  Section 504.054, Local Government Code, is
 
  amended to read as follows:
         
         Sec. 504.054.  LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS.  (a) Except as
 
  provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board of directors of a Type A
 
  corporation shall conduct each board meeting within the boundaries
 
  of the authorizing municipality.
         
         (b)  If the authorizing municipality is located in a county
 
  with a population of less than 30,000, the board of directors of a
 
  Type A corporation may conduct a board meeting within the
 
  boundaries of the county.
         
         SECTION 2.  Section 505.055, Local Government Code, is
 
  amended to read as follows:
         
         Sec. 505.055.  LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS. (a) Except as
 
  provided by Subsection (b), the [The] board of directors of a Type B
 
  corporation shall conduct all meetings within the boundaries of the
 
  authorizing municipality.
         
         (b)  If the authorizing municipality is located in a county
 
  with a population of less than 30,000, the board of directors of a
 
  Type B corporation may conduct a board meeting within the
 
  boundaries of the county.
         
         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, 2011.