HB 1729

AN ACT relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve

House Bill • Vasut | Barry

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Limits Port Freeport commissioners to serving no more than two full terms. A person who has previously served two or more full terms will be ineligible to be elected as a commissioner, though completing the remainder of an unexpired term does not count toward the term limit. The new term limit rule will not apply to commissioners already serving when the bill takes effect on September 1, 2025.

Subject Areas

TERM LIMITS Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports PORT FREEPORT

Bill Text

relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve
as a commissioner of Port Freeport.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 5002.053, Special
District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5002.053.  ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM
SECTION 2.  Section 5002.053,  Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c)  To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person
may not have previously served two or more full terms as a
commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term
by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not
constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection.
SECTION 3.  Section 5002.053(c), Special District Local Laws
Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a term of office that
began before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4.  (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,
(b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the 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 are fulfilled
SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.