HB2372 - Relating to the authority of certain special districts to use operation and maintenance ad valorem tax funds to pay the costs of contracting for or employing peace officers.

  89R3834 MP-D     By: Patterson H.B. No. 2372       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of certain special districts to use   operation and maintenance ad valorem tax funds to pay the costs of   contracting for or employing peace officers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 49.107(a), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A district may levy and collect a tax for operation and   maintenance purposes, including funds for planning, constructing,   acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary   land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and   equipment of the district and for paying costs of proper services,   engineering and legal fees, [ and ] organization and administrative   expenses , and costs of contracting for or employing peace officers .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.