HB 719: Municipal Conversion of Independent Special Districts
GENERAL BILL by Roth
Municipal Conversion of Independent Special Districts; Adding a minimum population standard for qualified electors of an independent special district to commence certain municipal conversion proceedings.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Community Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Ethics and Elections (EE)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/8/2017 House • Filed
2/15/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 84
3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 84
3/8/2017 House • Favorable by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 317
• Now in Government Accountability Committee -HJ 317
3/20/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Accountability Committee, 03/22/17, 9:15 am, Morris Hall
3/22/2017 House • Favorable by- Government Accountability Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 429
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 429
3/30/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
4/4/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 558
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 583
• Passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 584
4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Ethics and Elections; Rules -SJ 409
• Received -SJ 409
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Community Affairs
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HB 719, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2017 at 4:19 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2017 (pdf)
Government Accountability Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 422 Municipal Conversion of Independent Special Districts Lee Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Rules 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/5/2017 7:31 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 165.0615 Municipal conversion of independent special districts upon elector-initiated and approved referendum. Page 1 (pdf)