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CS/SB 1156: Community Development Districts

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Hutson

Community Development Districts; Increasing minimum and maximum size requirements for the establishment of community development districts under certain circumstances; revising requirements related to the process of amending community development district boundaries; authorizing up to a certain number of districts to merge into one surviving district, subject to certain requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/4/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2016-94) -SJ 661
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/16/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/5/2016 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 88
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 88
    1/14/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Office Building
    1/19/2016 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
    1/20/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Commerce and Tourism -SJ 221
    • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 229
    2/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 02/16/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/16/2016 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
    • Now in Rules -SJ 424
    2/19/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/24/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 494
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 494
    3/2/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
    3/4/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 661
    • Substituted CS/HB 971 -SJ 661
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 971 (Ch. 2016-94) -SJ 661

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  • CS/SB 1156, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/20/2016 at 10:31 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 2/15/2016 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 971 (er) Community Development Districts Sullivan Similar Last Action: 3/24/2016 Chapter No. 2016-94
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/16/2016 10:00 AM Commerce and Tourism 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/24/2016 10:00 AM Rules 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 2 (pdf)
    190.012 Special powers; public improvements and community facilities. Page 9 (pdf)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 1156, Original Filed Version Posted 12/16/2015 at 2:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/15/2016 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 971 (c1) Community Development Districts Sullivan Similar Last Action: 3/24/2016 Chapter No. 2016-94
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    302946 - Amendment
    Delete lines 130 - 370 and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Hutson)
    1/15/2016
    4:06 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/19/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/19/2016 4:00 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    190.005 Establishment of district. Page 2 (pdf)
    190.012 Special powers; public improvements and community facilities. Page 9 (pdf)
    190.046 Termination, contraction, or expansion of district. Page 10 (pdf)

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