Bill Text: TX HB1750 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by local governments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-12 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1750 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1750-Introduced.html
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By: Shaheen | H.B. No. 1750 |
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relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain capital | ||
appreciation bonds by local governments. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1201, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 1201.0245 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1201.0245. CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS BY LOCAL | ||
GOVERNMENTS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "capital | ||
appreciation bond" means a bond that accrues and compounds interest | ||
from its date of delivery, the interest on which by its terms is | ||
payable only upon maturity or prior redemption. | ||
(b) A county, municipality, special district, school | ||
district, junior college district, or other political subdivision | ||
may not issue capital appreciation bonds that are secured by ad | ||
valorem taxes. | ||
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to the issuance of | ||
refunding bonds under Chapter 1207. | ||
(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to the issuance of capital | ||
appreciation bonds for the purpose of financing transportation | ||
projects. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not | ||
affect the validity of capital appreciation bonds issued before the | ||
effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |