Bill Text: TX HB1120 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the powers of certain county assistance districts.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Vetoed) 2019-06-15 - Vetoed by the Governor [HB1120 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1120-Comm_Sub.html

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86R7349 JXC-F
By: Miller, Zerwas, Reynolds, Stephenson H.B. No. 1120

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers of county assistance districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 387.003(a-1), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a-1) A district may perform inside or outside [the
following functions in] the district a function that benefits the
district and that the county is authorized to perform, including:
(1) the construction, maintenance, or improvement of
roads or highways;
(2) the provision of law enforcement and detention
services;
(3) the maintenance or improvement of libraries,
museums, parks, or other recreational facilities;
(4) the provision of services that benefit the public
health or welfare, including the provision of firefighting and fire
prevention services; or
(5) the promotion of economic development and tourism.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.