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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve |
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as a commissioner of Port Freeport. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 5002.053, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5002.053. ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM |
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LIMITS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5002.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person |
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may not have previously served two or more full terms as a |
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commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term |
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by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not |
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constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection. |
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SECTION 3. Section 5002.053(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a term of office that |
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began before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1729 was passed by the House on May 2, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1729 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |