HB5693 - Relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7.

      H.B. No. 5693         AN ACT   relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson   County Drainage District No. 7.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th   Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, is amended to read as   follows:          Sec. 4.  The management and control of the District shall be   vested in five Commissioners. Except as provided by this Act, the   General Laws of the State of Texas relating to the Commissioners of   drainage districts shall apply to the Commissioners of the   District. The District shall hold an election on the uniform   election date in November of each odd-numbered year to elect the   appropriate number of Commissioners [ are elected in accordance with   Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code ]. Not more than one   Commissioner shall be elected from any one municipality as long as   five municipalities exist within the district. Commissioners serve   staggered four-year terms. For all purposes, a quorum for doing   business shall consist of a majority of the Commission.          SECTION 2.  (a)  The Jefferson County Drainage District   No. 7 shall hold an election to elect two commissioners on the   uniform election date in November 2025, as provided by Section 4,   Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962,   as amended by this Act.          (b)  A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of   the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2022   shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified   following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election   date in November 2025. A commissioner elected to succeed that   commissioner serves a four-year term.          (c)  The Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 shall hold   an election to elect three commissioners on the uniform election   date in November 2027, as provided by Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of   the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, as amended by this   Act.          (d)  A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of   the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2024   shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified   following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election   date in November 2027. A commissioner elected to succeed that   commissioner serves a four-year term.          SECTION 3.  (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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 5693 was passed by the House on May   16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 109, Nays 22, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5693 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor