Bill

SB 422

86(R) - 2019
Senate Intergovernmental Relations
House Land & Resource Management
Senate Intergovernmental Relations
House Land & Resource Management

Vote Recommendation

Yes
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Positive

Author(s)

Donna Campbell

Co-Author(s)

Brandon Creighton
Pat Fallon
Robert Nichols

Bill Caption

Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose a fine or fee in certain areas in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. 

Fiscal Notes

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 

Bill Analysis

SB 422 would prohibit municipalities from imposing fines and fees in the extra-territorial jurisdiction of an area that has either been disannexed or where a municipal annexation attempt has failed because voters rejected the annexation. 

Vote Recommendation Notes

Texas Action recommends supporting SB 422 because it promotes individual liberty, property rights, and limited government. If voters rejected an annexation attempt, or the area has been disannexed, then the municipality should not hinder the rights of property owners in that extra-territorial jurisdiction by imposing fines and fees on them.