Amend CSSB 1499 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 43.149, Local Government Code, as follows:
(1) Between added Subsections (a) and (b) (page 1, between lines 38 and 39), insert the following:
(a-1) On November 2, 2021, a municipality shall hold an election in an area described by Subsection (a) on the question of disannexing the area from the municipality. The municipality:
(1) may not use public money on promotional campaigns or advocacy related to the election; and
(2) shall ensure that the ballot proposition for the election:
(A) describes the area to be disannexed;
(B) identifies the area by the commonly used name of the area, if applicable;
(C) identifies the entities that will provide law enforcement, fire, and emergency services after disannexation;
(D) describes the effect of disannexation on ad valorem taxes and fees in the area; and
(E) describes the effect of disannexation on special districts located in the area.
(2) In Subsection (b) (page 1, line 41), between "area" and the underlined period, insert ", if the voters approve the disannexation in the election held under Subsection (a-1)".