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By: Simmons (Senate Sponsor - Perry) |
H.B. No. 3167 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015; |
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May 14, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 25, 2015, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 25, 2015, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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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 (c) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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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 each [a] member of the legislature who represents |
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a district located wholly or partly in the region of the commission. |
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(d) An ex officio member is not counted for purposes of |
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determining a quorum. |
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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, 2015. |
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