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  89R3099 MP-D     By: Simmons H.B. No. 2471       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to security deposits collected by a municipal utility   district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended   by adding Section 54.2053 to read as follows:           Sec.   54.2053.     RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF CERTAIN DEPOSITS FOR   SERVICES. A district that collects a separate security deposit   from a landlord and a tenant of the landlord for services or   facilities furnished by the district may deduct damages and charges   only from the security deposit of the person who is directly   responsible for the damages or charges.          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.