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  89R13668 AMF-D     By: Olcott H.B. No. 3655       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school   district bond election.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 45.003, Education Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to   read as follows:          (a)  Bonds described by Section 45.001 may not be issued and   taxes described by that section [ Section 45.001 or 45.002 ] may not   be levied unless authorized by three-fifths [ a majority ] of the   qualified voters of the district, voting at an election held for   that purpose, at the expense of the district, in accordance with the   Election Code, except as provided by this section.           (a-1)     Taxes described by Section 45.002 may not be levied   unless authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of the   district, voting at an election held for that purpose, at the   expense of the district, in accordance with the Election Code,   except as provided by this section.           (a-2)   Each election described by Subsection (a) or (a-1)   must be called by resolution or order of the governing board or   commissioners court. The resolution or order must state the date of   the election, the proposition or propositions to be submitted and   voted on, the polling place or places, and any other matters   considered necessary or advisable by the governing board or   commissioners court.          SECTION 2.  Section 45.003(a), Education Code, as amended by   this Act, applies only to an election ordered on or after the   effective date of this Act.  An election ordered before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the   election was ordered, and the former law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026, but only   if the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature,   Regular Session, 2025, increasing the threshold of voter approval   for a school district bond election is approved by the voters. If   that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no   effect.