Bill Text: TX HB2224 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-15 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB2224 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB2224-Introduced.html

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87R5585 BRG-F
By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 2224

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer
services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 13.0835 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.0835. PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A
municipality or a municipally owned utility may not establish a
rate applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or ad
valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for
entities that receive comparable utility services.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.