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HB420 • 2025

Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bell, Keith
Last action
2025-04-28
Official status
04/28/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  2. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  3. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  4. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  5. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  6. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#552

  9. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  13. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  14. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

  15. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  16. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  17. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  18. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  22. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  23. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  24. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  30. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 420 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R20451 SCF-D

By: Bell of Kaufman

H.B. No. 420

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain

special districts.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 49.0621 to read as follows:

Sec.

49.0621.

MEETING PLACES FOR BOARD OF CERTAIN

DISTRICTS. (a)

This section applies only to a district wholly or

partly located in a county that:

(1)

contains a portion of the Cedar Creek Reservoir;

and

(2)

borders a county with a population of 2.6 million

or more.

(b)

Notwithstanding Section 49.062, if the board of a

district to which this section applies conducts meetings at least

quarterly, the board shall conduct a meeting at least once per

quarter at a designated meeting location:

(1) inside the district; or

(2) within 10 miles of the boundary of the district.

(c)

Notwithstanding Section 49.064 or Chapter 551,

Government Code, the board of a district to which this section

applies may hold a regular or special meeting by telephone

conference call or video conference call if at least one board

member participating in the meeting is physically present at a

location that is open to the public during the open portions of the

meeting.

A board member who participates in a meeting by telephone

conference call or video conference call shall be counted as

present at the meeting for all purposes.

SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 54.6015 to read as follows:

Sec.

54.6015.

PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF TAX

RATE FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a)

This section applies only to a

district wholly or partly located in a county described by Section

49.0621(a).

(b)

A public hearing at which the adoption of a tax rate will

be considered must be conducted:

(1) at a designated meeting location:

(A) inside the district; or

(B)

within 10 miles of the boundary of the

district; or

(2)

by telephone conference call or video conference

call, as provided by Section 49.0621(c).

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.