BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2627 |
By: Workman |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties suggest that the frequency with which a unit of election may hold an election to withdraw from a metropolitan rapid transit authority is too low. C.S.H.B. 2627 seeks to address this issue by revising statutes regarding the withdrawal of a unit of election from certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2627 amends the Transportation Code to remove the prohibition against the governing body of a unit of election from ordering an election to withdraw from a metropolitan rapid transit authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 and that was confirmed before July 1, 1985, or accepting a petition for such an election for filing, on or before the fifth anniversary after the date of a previous election in the unit to withdraw. The bill prohibits such a governing body from holding such an election before the first anniversary of the first day of the calendar month in which a previous election to withdraw the unit of election from the authority was held and revises the required ballot proposition language for such an election.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2627 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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