85R1447 ADM-D By: Simmons H.B. No. 151 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 41.0051 to read as follows: Sec. 41.0051. PROPOSITION FOR APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR OTHER DEBT. (a) A proposition for approval of the issuance of bonds or other debt shall be submitted to the voters in an election held on the November uniform election date. (b) Notwithstanding Section 41.0011, a proposition described by Subsection (a) may not be submitted to the voters in an election held under that section. (c) If a law outside this code requires a proposition described by Subsection (a) to be submitted to the voters in an election held on a date other than the November uniform election date, the authority administering the election shall set the election date to comply with this section. SECTION 2. The change in law made 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. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.