87R5585 BRG-F
 
  By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 2224
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer
  services.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended
  by adding Section 13.0835 to read as follows:
         Sec. 13.0835.  PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A
  municipality or a municipally owned utility may not establish a
  rate applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or ad
  valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for
  entities that receive comparable utility services.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.