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H.B. No. 1729 AN ACT relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Section 5002.053, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5002.053. ELECTION BY POSITION; QUALIFICATIONS; TERM LIMITS. SECTION 2. Section 5002.053, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) To be eligible to be elected as a commissioner, a person may not have previously served two or more full terms as a commissioner. The completion of the remainder of an unexpired term by a person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy does not constitute service for a full term for purposes of this subsection. SECTION 3. Section 5002.053(c), Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a term of office that began before the effective date of this Act. SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, Government Code. (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives within the required time. (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1729 was passed by the House on May 2, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1729 was passed by the Senate on May 19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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