S.B. No. 1453

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 344.051, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:

(a-2) The governing body of a municipality may propose the creation of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district under this chapter if the municipality is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality that has a population of 200,000 or more, both of which are located in a county with a population of less than 300,000 that is located on the international border.

SECTION 2. 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, 2015.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1453 passed the Senate on April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1453 passed the House on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, two present not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor