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  89R4098 JBD-D     By: Swanson H.B. No. 602       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board   of directors of a municipal utility district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 54.102.  QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified   to serve as a director, a person shall :                 (1)   be at least 18 years old ;                 (2)  be [ , ] a resident citizen of the State of Texas ;   [ , ] and                 (3)   [ either ] own land subject to taxation in the   district [ or be a qualified voter within the district ].          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act does not   affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately before the   effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a district   to which Section 54.102, Water Code, applies to continue to carry   out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's term.   The change in law applies only to a member of the board of directors   of such a district elected or appointed on or after the effective   date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who is a   member of the board of directors of such a district on the effective   date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to the board if   the person has the qualifications required for a member under   Section 54.102, Water Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.