Bill Text: TX HB113 | 2025 | 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced

Texas House Bill 113 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-08-15 - Filed [HB113 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB113-Introduced.html



	By: Harrison	H.B. No. 113



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for
	voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a
	purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the
	preceding five years.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 1253, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Section 1253.0015 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1253.0015. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE ISSUANCE
	OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. A political subdivision may not
	submit a proposition to approve the issuance of general obligation
	bonds to the voters if the political subdivision submitted a
	proposition to approve the issuance of such bonds to the voters for
	the same purpose within the preceding five years and the voters
	failed to approve the proposition.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a proposition submitted to voters for which the election was
	ordered on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
	legislative session.