Bill Text: TX HB2215 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the requirements of a municipal budget that raises more property taxes than in the previous year's budget.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-10 - Referred to Ways & Means [HB2215 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2215-Introduced.html
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By: Paxton | H.B. No. 2215 |
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relating to the requirements of a municipal budget that raises more | ||
property taxes than in the previous year's budget. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 102.007, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
(d) An adopted budget that will require raising more revenue | ||
from property taxes than in the previous year must contain a cover | ||
page that includes: | ||
(1) the following statement in 18-point or larger | ||
type: "This budget will raise more total property taxes than last | ||
year's budget by (insert total dollar amount of increase and | ||
percentage increase), and of that amount (insert amount computed by | ||
multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added | ||
to the roll) is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to | ||
the tax roll this year."; | ||
(2) the record vote of each member of the governing | ||
body of the municipality regarding: | ||
(A) the adoption of the budget; | ||
(B) the ratification of the property tax increase | ||
under Subsection (c); and | ||
(C) the setting of the property tax rate for the | ||
current fiscal year; and | ||
(3) the municipal property tax rates for the preceding | ||
and current fiscal years, including: | ||
(A) the adopted property tax rate; | ||
(B) the effective tax rate; | ||
(C) the effective maintenance and operations tax | ||
rate; and | ||
(D) the rollback tax rate. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 102.008, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 102.008. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH MUNICIPAL | ||
CLERK: POSTING ON INTERNET. On final approval of the budget by the | ||
governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall: | ||
(1) file the budget with the municipal clerk; and | ||
(2) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, | ||
take action to ensure that: | ||
(A) a copy of the budget is posted on the website; | ||
and | ||
(B) the record votes described by Section | ||
102.007(d)(2) are posted on the website at least until the first | ||
anniversary of the date the budget is adopted. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act applies only to a budget adopted on or | ||
after the effective date of this Act. A budget adopted before the | ||
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the | ||
budget was adopted, and that law is continued in effect for that | ||
purpose. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |