HB 1991
AN ACT relating to information regarding certain charges for services
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Requires municipalities that impose operating, maintenance, replacement, or improvement charges for utility services to publicly disclose these charges by publishing them on their municipal and utility system websites and submitting the charge amounts to the Texas Secretary of State for publication in the Texas Register. The requirement ensures transparency by making utility service charges easily accessible to the public, allowing citizens and businesses to review and understand the specific costs associated with municipal utility services. The new regulations will take effect on September 1, 2025, giving municipalities time to prepare and implement the disclosure requirements.
Bill Text
relating to information regarding certain charges for services provided by municipally owned utility systems. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1502.057, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A municipality that imposes operating, maintenance, replacement, or improvement charges under Subsection (a) shall: (1) publish the amounts of the charges on the utility system's and the municipality's Internet websites; and (2) submit the amounts of the charges to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register. SECTION 2. Section 2002.011, Government Code, is amended to Sec. 2002.011. TEXAS REGISTER. The secretary of state shall compile, index, cross-index to statute, and publish a publication to be known as the Texas Register. The register shall (1) notices of proposed rules issued and filed in the office of the secretary of state as provided by Subchapter B of (2) the text of rules adopted and filed in the office (3) notices of open meetings issued and filed in the office of the secretary of state as provided by law; (4) executive orders issued by the governor; (5) summaries of requests for opinions of the attorney general and of the Texas Ethics Commission; (6) summaries of opinions of the attorney general and of the Texas Ethics Commission; (7) guidelines prepared by the attorney general under (8) notices relating to the preparation of takings impact assessments as provided by Section 2007.043; [and] (9) other information of general interest to the public of this state, including: (A) federal legislation or regulations affecting the state or a state agency; and (B) state agency organizational and personnel (10) the amounts of any charges submitted to the secretary of state under Section 1502.057(d). SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to information regarding certain charges for services
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