SB 1566

relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain
subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 212.012(c), Local Government Code, is
(c)  An entity described by Subsection (b) may serve or
connect land with water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility
service regardless of whether the entity is presented with or
otherwise holds a certificate applicable to the land issued under
(1)  the land is covered by a development plat approved
under Subchapter B or under an ordinance or rule relating to the
(2)  the land was first served or connected with
service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or
(b)(3) before September 1, 1987; [or]
(3)  the land was first served or connected with
service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(4), (b)(5), or
(b)(6) before September 1, 1989; or
(4)  the land was removed from a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 42,
and the entity holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.