Bill Text: TX HB4744 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Wright Farm Municipal Management District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB4744 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4744-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 4744 |
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relating to the creation of the Wright Farm Municipal Management | ||
District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds and | ||
impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3974 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 3974. WRIGHT FARM MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF JOHNSON | ||
COUNTY | ||
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
Sec. 3974.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. | ||
(2) "City" means the City of Cleburne, Texas. | ||
(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(4) "Director" means a board member. | ||
(5) "District" means the Wright Farm Municipal | ||
Management District of Johnson County. | ||
Sec. 3974.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The | ||
district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, | ||
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. | ||
Sec. 3974.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The | ||
creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of | ||
Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, | ||
Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this | ||
chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and | ||
other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the | ||
legislature has established a program to accomplish the public | ||
purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, | ||
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, | ||
transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, | ||
entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public | ||
welfare in the district. | ||
(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be | ||
interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of | ||
services provided to the area in the district as of the effective | ||
date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to | ||
supplement and not to supplant the city services provided in the | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. | ||
(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. | ||
(b) All land and other property included in the district | ||
will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by | ||
the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, | ||
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and | ||
other powers granted under this chapter. | ||
(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a | ||
municipal management district as provided by general law and | ||
Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, | ||
Texas Constitution. | ||
(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest | ||
and is essential to: | ||
(1) further the public purposes of developing and | ||
diversifying the economy of the state; | ||
(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; | ||
(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and | ||
(4) provide quality residential housing. | ||
(e) The district will: | ||
(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of | ||
residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, | ||
and consumers in the district, and of the public; | ||
(2) provide needed funding for the district to | ||
preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of | ||
the district territory as a community and business center; and | ||
(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment | ||
of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and | ||
developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for | ||
the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty. | ||
(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at | ||
grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street | ||
landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and | ||
necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street | ||
or road improvement. | ||
(g) The district will not act as the agent or | ||
instrumentality of any private interest even though the district | ||
will benefit many private interests as well as the public. | ||
Sec. 3974.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is | ||
composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting | ||
this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other | ||
law. | ||
(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of | ||
the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the | ||
field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process | ||
does not affect the district's: | ||
(1) organization, existence, or validity; | ||
(2) right to contract; | ||
(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other | ||
obligations described by Section 3974.0601 or to pay the principal | ||
and interest of the bonds or other obligations; | ||
(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or | ||
collect other revenue; or | ||
(5) legality or operation. | ||
Sec. 3974.0106. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT | ||
DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, | ||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0107. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This chapter | ||
shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and | ||
purposes stated in this chapter. | ||
Sec. 3974.0108. CONFLICTS OF LAW. This chapter prevails | ||
over any provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, that is in | ||
conflict or inconsistent with this chapter. | ||
Sec. 3974.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
AGREEMENT REQUIRED. (a) The board may not hold an election to | ||
authorize the issuance of bonds until: | ||
(1) the governing body of the city by ordinance or | ||
resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the | ||
inclusion of land in the district; and | ||
(2) the district, the city, and the owner or owners of | ||
a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district | ||
negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development | ||
and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the | ||
city. | ||
(b) The city's consent under Subsection (a) must be granted | ||
in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including | ||
land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction | ||
of a city. | ||
Sec. 3974.0110. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the | ||
territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or | ||
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district | ||
may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the | ||
district was created unless the governing body of the municipality | ||
by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power. | ||
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||
Sec. 3974.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is | ||
governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of | ||
four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of | ||
each even-numbered year. Five directors are appointed by the | ||
commission as provided by Section 3974.0202. | ||
Sec. 3974.0202. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION. (a) Before the | ||
term of a director expires, the board shall recommend to the | ||
commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor | ||
directors and may recommend additional persons to serve as | ||
successor directors. The commission shall appoint as directors the | ||
appropriate number of persons from the persons recommended by the | ||
board. | ||
(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) | ||
must be: | ||
(1) at least 18 years of age; | ||
(2) an owner of property in the district; | ||
(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or | ||
otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district; | ||
(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that | ||
owns property in the district; or | ||
(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person | ||
described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4). | ||
Sec. 3974.0203. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, | ||
the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder | ||
of the unexpired term. | ||
Sec. 3974.0204. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A | ||
director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office | ||
with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or | ||
affirmation in the district records. | ||
(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or | ||
affirmation with the secretary of the city. | ||
Sec. 3974.0205. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among | ||
the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices | ||
of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person. | ||
Sec. 3974.0206. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district | ||
may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for | ||
each board meeting. The total amount of compensation a director may | ||
receive each year may not exceed $7,200. | ||
(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary | ||
and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and | ||
responsibilities of the board. | ||
Sec. 3974.0207. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may | ||
obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance | ||
coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that | ||
protects and insures a director against personal liability and from | ||
all claims relating to: | ||
(1) actions taken by the director in the director's | ||
capacity as a member of the board; | ||
(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or | ||
(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0208. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not | ||
create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board. | ||
Sec. 3974.0209. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold | ||
meetings at a place that is accessible to the public and located in | ||
the district or in the city. | ||
Sec. 3974.0210. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) On or after | ||
September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed | ||
value of the real property in the district according to the most | ||
recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a | ||
petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint | ||
as initial directors the five persons named in the petition. The | ||
commission shall appoint as initial directors the five persons | ||
named in the petition. | ||
(b) The initial directors shall determine by lot which three | ||
positions expire June 1, 2021, and which two positions expire June | ||
1, 2023. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2023. | ||
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES | ||
Sec. 3974.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district | ||
has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for | ||
which the district is created. | ||
Sec. 3974.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) | ||
Subject to Subsection (b), the district may provide, design, | ||
construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or | ||
finance an improvement project or service using money available to | ||
the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to | ||
provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, | ||
maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized | ||
under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code. | ||
(b) The district may not construct or finance an improvement | ||
project, other than a water, sewer, or drainage facility or road, | ||
unless the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution | ||
consents to the construction or financing. | ||
Sec. 3974.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. A | ||
district improvement project may be located inside or outside of | ||
the district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0304. ADDING TERRITORY. The district may add | ||
territory only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or | ||
resolution consents to the addition. | ||
Sec. 3974.0305. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may | ||
not exercise the power of eminent domain. | ||
SUBCHAPTER D. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO MULTIPLE DISTRICTS | ||
Sec. 3974.0401. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES. The | ||
district, including territory added to the district under Section | ||
3974.0306, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the | ||
district has no outstanding bonded debt. Territory previously | ||
added to the district under Section 3974.0306 may be included in a | ||
new district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0402. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT. This | ||
chapter applies to any new district created by division of the | ||
district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0403. DIVISION PROCEDURES. (a) The board, on its | ||
own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by an owner of real | ||
property in the district, may adopt an order proposing to divide the | ||
district. | ||
(b) If the board decides to divide the district, the board | ||
shall: | ||
(1) set the terms of the division, including names for | ||
the new districts and a plan for the payment or performance of any | ||
outstanding district obligations; | ||
(2) prepare a metes and bounds description for each | ||
proposed district; and | ||
(3) appoint five initial directors for each new | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0404. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS. The | ||
new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards | ||
of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint | ||
construction or financing of a utility improvement. | ||
Sec. 3974.0405. POWERS SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING | ||
AGREEMENT. In addition to the other limitations provided by this | ||
chapter, the district's authority to exercise its powers is subject | ||
to the terms of the development and operating agreement required | ||
under Section 3974.0109, including the district's authority to: | ||
(1) acquire, construct, or finance an improvement | ||
project or service under Section 3974.0502; and | ||
(2) issue bonds, notes, certificates of | ||
participation, or other obligations under Section 3974.0601. | ||
SUBCHAPTER E. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS | ||
Sec. 3974.0501. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The | ||
board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' | ||
signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or | ||
transfer of the district's money. | ||
Sec. 3974.0502. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. | ||
The district may acquire, construct, or finance an improvement | ||
project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 375, Local | ||
Government Code, using any money available to the district. | ||
Sec. 3974.0503. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district | ||
may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local | ||
Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. | ||
The board shall determine the method of notice. | ||
Sec. 3974.0504. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. (a) | ||
The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any | ||
purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the | ||
district. | ||
(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment | ||
resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll | ||
by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or | ||
reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's | ||
fees incurred by the district are: | ||
(1) a first and prior lien against the property | ||
assessed; | ||
(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a | ||
lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem | ||
taxes; and | ||
(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the | ||
owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the | ||
assessment proceedings. | ||
(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's | ||
resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is | ||
paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the | ||
board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. | ||
(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the | ||
assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of | ||
any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in | ||
the manner required for additional assessments. | ||
(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a | ||
municipality, county, or other political subdivision. | ||
Sec. 3974.0505. NOTICE OF ASSESSMENTS. Annually, the board | ||
shall file with the secretary of the city written notice that | ||
specifies the assessments the district will impose in the | ||
district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the | ||
assessments for the operation and maintenance of the district and | ||
the assessments for the payment of debt service of obligations | ||
issued or incurred by the district. | ||
SUBCHAPTER F. TAXES AND BONDS | ||
Sec. 3974.0601. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The | ||
district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or | ||
other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or | ||
assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or | ||
Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. Sections | ||
375.207(a) and (b), Local Government Code, do not apply to the | ||
district. | ||
(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the | ||
district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, | ||
note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a | ||
proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or | ||
other type of obligation. | ||
(c) In addition to the sources of money described by | ||
Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local | ||
Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable | ||
wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district | ||
receives from improvement revenue or from any other source. | ||
SUBCHAPTER J. SPECIAL BOND PROVISIONS | ||
Sec. 3974.1001. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies | ||
only to bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue derived from | ||
assessments on real property in the district. | ||
Sec. 3974.1002. CONFLICT OF LAWS. In the event of a | ||
conflict between this subchapter and any other law, this subchapter | ||
prevails. | ||
Sec. 3974.1003. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REGARDING SPECIAL | ||
APPRAISALS. Before the district may issue bonds, the district and | ||
any person to whom the board intends that proceeds of the bonds be | ||
distributed, including the developer, another owner of land in the | ||
district, and any entity acting as a lender to the developer or | ||
other landowner for the purpose of a project relating to the | ||
district, must enter into a written agreement that: | ||
(1) waives for the term of the agreement the right to a | ||
special appraisal with respect to taxation by the district under | ||
Subchapters B, C, D, E, F, and H, Chapter 23, Tax Code; and | ||
(2) remains in effect for 30 years and is binding on | ||
the parties, on entities related to or affiliated with the parties, | ||
and on their successors and assignees. | ||
Sec. 3974.1004. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVERTISING BOND ISSUE. A | ||
district may not advertise for an issuance of bonds until the | ||
completion of at least 25 percent of the projected value of the | ||
improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable | ||
for district assessments and necessary to support the district | ||
bonds. | ||
Sec. 3974.1005. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE. The district | ||
may not issue bonds until: | ||
(1) the district submits to the commission: | ||
(A) an engineer's report describing the project | ||
for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, | ||
maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and | ||
(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the | ||
projected rate of assessment, which includes the following | ||
assumptions: | ||
(i) each ending balance for debt service in | ||
the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's | ||
debt service requirement; | ||
(ii) interest income is only shown on the | ||
ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and | ||
(iii) the projected rate of assessment is | ||
level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the | ||
district; | ||
(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the | ||
projected value of the improvements, including houses and other | ||
buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary | ||
to support the district bonds; and | ||
(3) the district has obtained an independent market | ||
study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market | ||
analysis supporting the development projects for the real property | ||
that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support | ||
the district bonds. | ||
Sec. 3974.1006. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO | ||
PAY BONDS. The district may not collect an assessment to be used | ||
for the payment of bonds until: | ||
(1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the | ||
underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed | ||
from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected | ||
build-out, as certified by the district's engineer; | ||
(2) the district or other appropriate party has | ||
secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits | ||
that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected | ||
build-out; | ||
(3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift | ||
station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity | ||
sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for | ||
a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's | ||
engineer; and | ||
(4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the | ||
streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas | ||
served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by | ||
the district, as certified by the district's engineer and | ||
constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards. | ||
SECTION 2. The Wright Farm Municipal Management District of | ||
Johnson County initially includes all the territory contained in | ||
the following area: | ||
366.96 acres of land, being composed of the following 250.96 acre | ||
and 116 acre tracts: | ||
Tract 1: | ||
BEING 250.960 acres out of a called 490.289 acre tract of land | ||
located in the SAMUEL COOPER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 159, Johnson | ||
County, Texas out of that certain tract of land conveyed to Mayfield | ||
Family Real Estate, LP, according to the deed recorded in | ||
Instrument Number 2010-10957, Deed Records of Johnson County, Texas | ||
and being more particularly described as follows: | ||
BEGINNING at a 1/2" capped iron rod stamped "RPLS 5614" found for | ||
corner, being the northeast corner of said Mayfield tract and also | ||
being in the apparent centerline intersection of County Road 904 | ||
and County Road 1017; | ||
THENCE, South 01 degrees 04 minutes 35 seconds East, along the | ||
apparent centerline of said County Road 1017, 3135.29 feet to a 1/2" | ||
iron rod found for corner; | ||
THENCE, South 89 degrees 45 minutes 13 seconds West, 2186.86 feet to | ||
a 3/8" iron rod found for corner; | ||
THENCE, South 89 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds West, 1306.03 feet to | ||
a 3/8" iron rod found for corner; | ||
THENCE, North 01 degrees 04 minutes 35 seconds West, 3123.44 feet to | ||
a point in the north line of said Mayfield tract and the apparent | ||
centerline of said County Road 904 for corner; | ||
THENCE, North 89 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds East, along the | ||
apparent centerline of said County Road 904, 3492.73 feet to the | ||
POINT OF BEGINNING. | ||
The tract of land herein described contains 250.960 acres of land. | ||
Tract 2: | ||
A part of the Dyer-Nuner Survey, in Johnson County, Texas, | ||
BEGINNING at a stake in the east line of the Mrs. M. H. Hadley tract | ||
of land out of the said Dyer-Nuner Survey as the same is now located | ||
and commonly known as the Hadley farm, the same being the S.E. | ||
corner of a 117 acre tract of land, conveyed to O. B. Hadley by H. O. | ||
Hadley | ||
THENCE in a southerly direction 841 varas to a stake in the north | ||
line of the Joshua and Godley public road for the southeast corner | ||
of this tract of land; | ||
THENCE in a westerly direction with the north line of said Joshua | ||
and Godley Public Road 640 varas to a stake for corner, the same | ||
being the S.E. corner of a 40 acre tract heretofore deeded to W. B. | ||
Hadley, now deceased; | ||
THENCE in a northerly direction with the east line of said W. B. | ||
Hadley 40 acre tract, 550 varas to its northeast corner; | ||
THENCE in a westerly direction with the north line of the said W. B. | ||
Hadley 40 acre tract, 410 varas to a stake in the west line of the | ||
said M. J. Hadley tract of land; | ||
THENCE in a northerly direction with said west line of said M. J. | ||
Hadley tract 201 varas to a stake for corner, the same being the S. | ||
W. corner of the 117 acre tract conveyed to H. O. Hadley; | ||
THENCE in an easterly direction with the south line of said H. O. | ||
Hadley 117 acre tract, the same being the north line of this tract | ||
here described 1050 varas to the place of beginning, containing 117 | ||
acres of land, more or less. | ||
SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to | ||
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this | ||
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a | ||
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, | ||
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished | ||
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, | ||
Government Code. | ||
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has | ||
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed | ||
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, | ||
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives | ||
within the required time. | ||
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this | ||
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect | ||
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been | ||
fulfilled and accomplished. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 4744 was passed by the House on May 7, | ||
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 17, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 4744 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
_____________________ | ||
Governor |