Bill Text: TX SB1164 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to adopt fees that generate substantial revenue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-09 - Referred to Intergovernmental Relations [SB1164 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1164-Introduced.html
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| By: Taylor of Collin | S.B. No. 1164 | |
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| relating to the authority of a municipality or county to adopt fees | ||
| that generate substantial revenue. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 134 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 134. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY FEES THAT GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL | ||
| REVENUE | ||
| Sec. 134.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Fee" means any fee, charge, assessment, or | ||
| similar payment required by a municipality or county for a | ||
| privilege, service, authorization, permit, license, registration, | ||
| certification, filing, or other municipal or county action or | ||
| approval. | ||
| (2) "General revenue" means revenue received by a | ||
| municipality or county and deposited in the general operating fund | ||
| of the municipality or county. | ||
| (3) "Substantial revenue" means revenue in an amount | ||
| equal to at least one percent of the general revenue of a | ||
| municipality or county received during the most recently ended | ||
| fiscal year of the municipality or county. | ||
| Sec. 134.002. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to | ||
| a municipal or county fee projected to generate substantial revenue | ||
| during the 12-month period after the date an election to approve the | ||
| fee is held. | ||
| Sec. 134.003. ADOPTION OF MUNICIPAL FEE; ELECTION REQUIRED. | ||
| Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality may not | ||
| impose a new fee unless the fee is approved by: | ||
| (1) at least two-thirds of the members of the | ||
| governing body of the municipality; and | ||
| (2) the voters of the municipality voting at an | ||
| election held for that purpose. | ||
| Sec. 134.004. ADOPTION OF COUNTY FEE; ELECTION REQUIRED. | ||
| Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may not impose | ||
| a new fee unless the fee is approved by: | ||
| (1) at least four members of the commissioners court | ||
| of the county; and | ||
| (2) the voters of the county voting at an election held | ||
| for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
