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      H.B. No. 685         AN ACT   relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer   service for certain entities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government   Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows:           Sec.   552.916.     PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A   municipality may not establish a rate for water or sewer utility   service applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or   ad valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for   entities that receive comparable utility service.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the House on April   23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor