SB 1499, Sen 2nd Rdg, Amnd #F2

(1) In Item (1) of the amendment, in proposed added Section 43.149(a-1), Local Government Code (page 1, lines 6-8), strike "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." and substitute the following:

A resident of an area described by Subsection (a) may file a petition with the county clerk of the county in which the area is primarily located for an election on the question of disannexing the area from the municipality in which the area is located. If a petition filed with the county is signed by a majority of the registered voters in the area as of the preceding uniform election date, the county shall hold the requested election on the next uniform election date following the 90th day after the date the clerk validates the petition signatures.

(a-2) Not later than the 60th day before the date the county holds an election under Subsection (a-1), the county shall post on the county's Internet website a list of services, including, as applicable, water treatment, waste, fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, and road maintenance services, that the municipality would no longer provide to the area after disannexation if the disannexation were approved at the election, and a list of services that the county or another political subdivision would provide to the area after disannexation if the disannexation were approved at the election. The municipality shall provide the county the information necessary for the posting required under this subsection.

(2) In Item (2) of the amendment, amending added Section 43.149(b), Local Government Code (page 1, line 23), between the underlined comma and "if", insert "on the 120th day after the date the election held under Subsection (a-1) is certified".

(3) In Item (2) of the amendment, amending added Section 43.149(b), Local Government Code (page 1, line 24), strike "held under Subsection (a-1)".