Bill Text: TX HB187 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-05 - Left pending in committee [HB187 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB187-Introduced.html
| 88R1235 ADM-D | ||
| By: Landgraf | H.B. No. 187 | |
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| relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other | ||
| debt. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 41.0051 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 41.0051. PROPOSITION FOR APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF BONDS | ||
| OR OTHER DEBT. (a) A proposition for approval of the issuance of | ||
| bonds or other debt shall be submitted to the voters in an election | ||
| held on the November uniform election date. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding Section 41.0011, a proposition | ||
| described by Subsection (a) may not be submitted to the voters in an | ||
| election held under that section. | ||
| (c) If a law outside this code requires a proposition | ||
| described by Subsection (a) to be submitted to the voters in an | ||
| election held on a date other than the November uniform election | ||
| date, the authority administering the election shall set the | ||
| election date to comply with this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| An election ordered before the effective date of this Act is | ||
| governed by the law in effect when the election was ordered. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
