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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to commissioners court quorum requirements and voting |
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requirements applicable to the levying of a county tax. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 81.006(a) and (c), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Three members of the commissioners court constitute a |
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quorum for conducting county business [except the levying of a |
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county tax]. |
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(c) A county may not levy a tax unless at least four [three] |
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members of the court vote in favor of the levy. |
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SECTION 2. Section 81.006(b), Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a vote by a commissioners court on the question of levying a tax |
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taken on or after the effective date of this Act. A vote by a |
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commissioners court on the question of levying a tax taken before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the vote was taken, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |