Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the removal of city utility board members, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Commerce (successor To Ssb 1095) Committee
Topics:Business & economy
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
15, any person appointed to city office may be removed from office by written order from the officer or body making the appointment.3A.1A or for habitual nonattendance of board meetings.1A provides for the removal of appointed or elected officers by the district court for certain reasons, including neglect or refusal to perform duties, misconduct or maladministration, corruption, extortion, conviction of a felony, intoxication, or conviction of a violation of Code chapter 68A. Removal of city utility board members shall be by written order pursuant to the procedure described in the bill.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides an exception to the removal and written order provisions for members of a utility board of a city utility of a city having a population greater than 200,000 according to the 2010 decennial census. The bill takes effect upon enactment.