TITLE: Relating to the wording of ballot propositions for bond elections.

SUMMARY: Relating to the wording of ballot propositions for bond elections.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the wording of ballot propositions for bond elections. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 52.072, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) A proposition described by Subsection (f) must: (1) state the amount of or maximum tax rate of the tax or tax increase for which approval is sought; (2) except as provided by Subdivision (3), be printed in mixed-case typewritten letters; and (3) include, in capital typewritten letters of the same font size as the rest of the proposition, the statement "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE." SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.