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TX HB1900
TX HB1900Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
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Introduced
03/10/2021
03/10/2021
In Committee
05/21/2021
05/21/2021
Crossed Over
05/07/2021
05/07/2021
Passed
05/31/2021
05/31/2021
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/01/2021
06/01/2021
Introduced Session
87th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to municipalities and counties that adopt budgets that defund law enforcement agencies.
AI Summary
This bill relates to municipalities and counties that adopt budgets that defund law enforcement agencies. The key provisions are:
1. It defines a "defunding municipality" as a municipality with a population over 250,000 that reduces its police department appropriation compared to the previous year, as determined by the criminal justice division of the governor's office.
2. It prohibits defunding municipalities from annexing new areas for 10 years after being designated as a defunding municipality, with some exceptions.
3. It requires defunding municipalities to hold an election on disannexing any areas annexed in the previous 30 years, and to immediately disannex areas where a majority vote for disannexation.
4. It adjusts the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations tax rate for defunding municipalities to account for any reductions in public safety spending, and limits their overall tax rate.
5. It allows the state to withhold a defunding municipality's share of sales tax revenue and use it for state law enforcement services in that municipality.
6. It requires defunding municipalities to increase their contributions to public employee retirement systems to at least the previous year's level.
7. It limits the rates and fees that municipally-owned utilities in defunding municipalities can charge customers.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (86)
Greg Bonnen (R)*,
Angie Button (R)*,
Craig Goldman (R)*,
Joan Huffman (R)*,
Will Metcalf (R)*,
Richard Raymond (D)*,
Steve Allison (R),
Doc Anderson (R),
Trent Ashby (R),
Ernest Bailes (R),
Cecil Bell (R),
Keith Bell (R),
Paul Bettencourt (R),
Kyle Biedermann (R),
Brad Buckley (R),
DeWayne Burns (R),
Dustin Burrows (R),
Briscoe Cain (R),
Giovanni Capriglione (R),
Jeff Cason (R),
Travis Clardy (R),
David Cook (R),
John Cyrier (R),
Drew Darby (R),
Jay Dean (R),
Jake Ellzey (R),
James Frank (R),
John Frullo (R),
Gary Gates (R),
Charlie Geren (R),
Ryan Guillen (R),
Sam Harless (R),
Cody Harris (R),
Cole Hefner (R),
Justin Holland (R),
Lacey Hull (R),
Todd Hunter (R),
Jacey Jetton (R),
Kyle Kacal (R),
Ken King (R),
Phil King (R),
Stephanie Klick (R),
Matt Krause (R),
John Kuempel (R),
Stan Lambert (R),
Brooks Landgraf (R),
Lyle Larson (R),
Jeff Leach (R),
Ben Leman (R),
Oscar Longoria (D),
J.M. Lozano (R),
Morgan Meyer (R),
Mayes Middleton (R),
Eddie Morales (D),
Geanie Morrison (R),
Jim Murphy (R),
Andy Murr (R),
Candy Noble (R),
Tom Oliverson (R),
Chris Paddie (R),
Tan Parker (R),
Jared Patterson (R),
Dennis Paul (R),
Four Price (R),
John Raney (R),
Glenn Rogers (R),
Scott Sanford (R),
Matt Schaefer (R),
Mike Schofield (R),
Matt Shaheen (R),
Hugh Shine (R),
Bryan Slaton (R),
Shelby Slawson (R),
Reggie Smith (R),
John Smithee (R),
David Spiller (R),
Phil Stephenson (R),
Lynn Stucky (R),
Valoree Swanson (R),
Ed Thompson (R),
Tony Tinderholt (R),
Steve Toth (R),
Gary VanDeaver (R),
Cody Vasut (R),
James White (R),
Terry Wilson (R),
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/21 (on 06/01/2021)
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