HB 2207
AN ACT relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Prevents political subdivisions from re-proposing general obligation bond elections for the same purpose within two years if voters previously rejected the proposal. It applies to bond elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, effectively limiting local governments from repeatedly submitting the same bond proposal to voters in quick succession. The legislation aims to respect voter decisions and reduce election fatigue by requiring a mandatory two-year waiting period after a bond proposition is initially defeated.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 1253, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 1253.0015 to read as follows: Sec. 1253.0015. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. A political subdivision may not submit a proposition to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds to the voters if the political subdivision submitted a proposition to approve the issuance of such bonds to the voters for the same purpose within the preceding two years and the voters failed to approve the proposition. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a proposition submitted to voters for which the election was ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Political Subdivisions and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sean Abbott
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for
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