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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management |
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district; making conforming changes related to ship channel |
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security districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. (a) |
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Except as limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the |
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district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of: |
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(1) if the district levies an ad valorem or sales tax, |
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at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to |
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ad valorem [assessment or] taxation by the district based on the |
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most recent certified county property tax rolls; or |
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(2) if the district levies an assessment and does not |
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levy an ad valorem or sales tax, at least a majority of the assessed |
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value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on |
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the most recent certified county property tax rolls. |
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(b) In all areas of conflict the provisions of this section |
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take precedence over a special law governing a district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 68.352(b), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A district may be dissolved as provided by Section |
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375.262, Local Government Code, except that the written petition |
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must be filed by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed |
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value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the |
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district based on the most recent certified county property tax |
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rolls. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a petition described by Section 375.262, Local Government Code, |
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filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |