HB 602

relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board
of directors of a municipal utility district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as
Sec. 54.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.  To be qualified
to serve as a director, a person shall:
(2)  be [,] a resident citizen of the State of Texas;
(3)  [either] own land subject to taxation in the
district [or be a qualified voter within the district].
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not
affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately before the
effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a district
to which Section 54.102, Water Code, applies to continue to carry
out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's term.
The change in law applies only to a member of the board of directors
of such a district elected or appointed on or after the effective
date of this Act.  This Act does not prohibit a person who is a
member of the board of directors of such a district on the effective
date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to the board if
the person has the qualifications required for a member under
Section 54.102, Water Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.