By: Taylor of Galveston  S.B. No. 1465
         (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2017; March 20, 2017, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources &
  Economic Development; April 12, 2017, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 12, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the authority of certain ex officio members of the board
  of directors of a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to
  elect not to serve on the board.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 311, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Section 311.0092 to read as follows:
         Sec. 311.0092.  NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR AND STATE
  REPRESENTATIVE; WAIVER OF SERVICE ON BOARD. (a)  Not later than
  January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the board of directors of a
  reinvestment zone shall send to each member of the state senate and
  state house of representatives who is an ex officio member of the
  zone's board of directors under Section 311.009(b) or 311.0091(c),
  as applicable, written notice by certified mail informing the state
  senator or state representative of the person's membership on the
  board.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Section 311.009(b) or 311.0091(c), as
  applicable, a state senator or state representative may elect not
  to serve on the board or designate another individual to serve in
  the member's place.  If the state senator or state representative
  elects not to serve on the board or designate another individual to
  serve in the member's place, the state senator or state
  representative shall notify the board in writing as soon as
  practicable after receipt of the notice under Subsection (a) by
  certified mail and may not be counted as a member of the board for
  voting or quorum purposes.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
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