Relating to the meeting place of the board of a municipal utility district.

89(R) HB 2561 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R5653 JBD-D

By: Pierson

H.B. No. 2561

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the meeting place of the board of a municipal utility

district.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 54.103 to read as follows:

Sec.

54.103.

MEETING PLACE. (a)

The board shall designate

one or more places inside the district for conducting meetings of

the board.

(b)

A meeting place designated under this section may be a

private residence or office, if the board declares in the order

establishing the meeting place that the meeting place is a public

place and invites the public to attend any meeting of the board.

(c)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may designate

a meeting place outside the district if:

(1)

the board determines that no suitable meeting

place exists inside the district and the meeting place outside the

district will not deprive the residents of the district of a

reasonable opportunity to attend meetings of the board;

(2)

the meeting place is as close as practicable to the

boundaries of the district; and

(3)

if the district is wholly within the corporate

limits of a municipality, the meeting place is within the corporate

limits of that municipality.

(d)

If the board designates a meeting place outside the

district, the board shall give notice of the location by:

(1) filing with the commission:

(A)

a true copy of the resolution designating the

location of the meeting place; and

(B)

a justification of why the designated meeting

place is not in the district; and

(2)

publishing notice of the location of the meeting

place in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(e)

If the location of a meeting place outside the district

is changed, notice of the change shall be given in the manner

provided by Subsection (d).

(f)

The commission shall provide information on the

commission's Internet website on the process for designation of a

meeting place under this section.

(g)

In all areas of conflict, this section takes precedence

over all prior statutory enactments, including Sections 49.062 and

49.063(c).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.