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H.B. 585- Regarding Municipal Incorporation In ExtraterritorialJurisdiction Of Certain Municipalies

  • H.B. 585, 79th Leg., R.S. (2005)
  • Amends Local Government Code, Sec.42.011, Municipal Incorporation In Extraterritorial
    Jurisdiction Of Certain Municipalies
  • Report: 48pages
  • 19 Exhibits
  • Fee: $195


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Abstract

In 2005, the 79th Texas Legislature passed S.B. 890 which amended the settlement credit provision of § 33.012, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

The 79th Texas Legislature enacted H.B. 585, “An Act relating to the requirements for the incorporation of a municipality in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain existing municipalities.”

The House Bill Analysis noted the background and purpose of the legislation:

Currently, a municipality may not incorporate in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of another municipality without the consent of the existing municipality unless a petition requesting annexation, signed by a majority of the registered voters in the district and by at least 50 percent of the landowners, is refused by the municipality.

The purpose of C.S.H.B. 585 is to make the petition requirements for the incorporation of a municipality in the ETJ of an existing municipality less stringent than current law requires.

H.B. 585 received public hearings in both the House and the Senate. Floor debate in both chambers was brief. After the bill was amended in the Senate, the House refused to concur and a conference committee was appointed. The Conference Committee Report for the bill was adopted by both chambers. H.B. 585 was signed by the Governor and was effective immediately.

The Legislative History of H.B. 585 follows the bill from its filing through its passage by the House and Senate. Each step of the legislative process is explained in the narrative and the report includes all of the legislative docuemnts available and transcripts of all of the public hearings and floor debates.

Exhibits

1. Tex. H.B. 585, 79th Leg., R.S., Master Bill History Report (2005)

2. Tex. H.B. 585, As Introduced, 79th Leg., R.S. (2005)3. Tex. H.B. 585, House Committee Report, 79th Leg., R.S. (2005)

4. Tex. H.B. 585, Senate Committee Report, 79th Leg., R.S. (2005)

5. Tex. H.B. 585, Senate Amendments, 79th Leg., R.S.(2005)

6. Tex. H.B. 585, Conference Committee Report, 79th Leg., R.S.(2005)

7. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Hearings on H.B. 585 Before the House Committee on Land and Resource Management, 79th Leg. R.S. (March 17, 2005)

8. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Hearings on H.B. 585 Before the House Committee on Land and Resource Management, 79th Leg. R.S. (March 31, 2005)

9. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the House (Second Reading), 79th Leg. R.S. (April 22, 2005)

10. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the House (Third Reading), 79th Leg. R.S. (April 22, 2005)

11. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Hearings on H.B. 585 Before the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, 79th Leg. R.S. (May 12, 2005)

12. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the Senate (Second and Third Readings), 79th Leg. R.S. (May 21, 2005)

13. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the House (Senate Amendments), 79th Leg. R.S. (May 25 2005)

14. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the Senate (Adoption of Conference Committee Report), 79th Leg. R.S. (May 29, 2005)

15. CAPITOL RESEARCH SERVICES, Debate on H.B. 585 On the Floor of the House (Adoption of Conference Committee Report), 79th Leg. R.S. (May 29, 2005)

16. HOUSE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, H.B. 585 Bill Analysis (May 21, 2005)

17. H.J. of Tex., 79th Leg., R.S. 2143, 2174-2175, 4385-4386, 5445-5448 (2005)

18. S.J. of Tex., 79th Leg., R.S. 2719, 2732-2733, 5059 (2005)

19. Act of May 29, 2005, 79th Leg., R.S., ch. 287, 2005 Tex. Gen. Laws, 865