HB1729 - Relating to a limitation on the number of terms a person may serve as a commissioner of Port Freeport.

      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