S.B. No. 1465
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain ex officio members of the board
of directors of a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to
elect not to serve on the board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 311, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Section 311.0092 to read as follows:
Sec. 311.0092. NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR AND STATE
REPRESENTATIVE; WAIVER OF SERVICE ON BOARD. (a) Not later than
the 90th day after the date a member of the state senate or state
house of representatives who is an ex officio member of the board of
directors of a reinvestment zone under Section 311.009(b) or
311.0091(c), as applicable, is elected to the state senate or the
state house of representatives, as applicable, at a general or
special election, the board shall send to the member of the state
senate or state house of representatives written notice by
certified mail informing the state senator or state representative
of the person’s membership on the board.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 311.009(b) or 311.0091(c), as
applicable, a state senator or state representative may elect not
to serve on the board or designate another individual to serve in
the member’s place. If the state senator or state representative
elects not to serve on the board or designate another individual to
serve in the member’s place, the state senator or state
representative shall notify the board in writing as soon as
practicable after receipt of the notice under Subsection (a) by
certified mail and may not be counted as a member of the board for
voting or quorum purposes.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1465 passed the Senate on
April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1465 passed the House on
May 23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor