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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a |
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fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 344.051, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The governing body of a municipality may propose the |
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creation of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical |
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services district under this chapter if the municipality is located |
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in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality that |
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has a population of 200,000 or more, both of which are located in a |
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county with a population of less than 300,000 that is located on the |
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international border. |
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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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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1453 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1453 passed the House on |
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May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, |
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two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |