84R1175 JTS-F
 
  By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 103
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain capital
  appreciation bonds by local governments.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 1201, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1201.0245 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1201.0245.  CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS BY LOCAL
  GOVERNMENTS PROHIBITED.  (a)  In this section, "capital
  appreciation bond" means a bond that accrues and compounds interest
  from its date of delivery, the interest on which by its terms is
  payable only upon maturity or prior redemption.
         (b)  A county, municipality, special district, school
  district, junior college district, or other political subdivision
  may not issue capital appreciation bonds that are secured by ad
  valorem taxes.
         (c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to the issuance of
  refunding bonds under Chapter 1207.
         (d)  Subsection (b) does not apply to the issuance of capital
  appreciation bonds for the purpose of financing transportation
  projects.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not
  affect the validity of capital appreciation bonds issued before the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.