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By: Coleman (Senate Sponsor - West) |
H.B. No. 2160 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2011; |
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May 9, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 19, 2011, reported adversely, |
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with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 4, |
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Nays 1; May 19, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2160 |
By: West |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governing bodies of certain local planning |
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organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391.006, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), participating |
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[Participating] governmental units may by joint agreement |
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determine the number and qualifications of members of the governing |
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body of a commission. |
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(c) The governing body of a commission of a region that is |
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consistent with the geographic boundaries of a state planning |
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region shall offer an ex officio, nonvoting membership on the |
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governing body to a member of the legislature who represents a |
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district located wholly or partly in the region of the commission. |
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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, 2011. |
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