SB 1452
bill making management districts face voters every 10 years
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Voters say no, the district dissolves. Bonds get paid off first.
The bill makes every municipal management district hold an election every 10 years asking voters whether the district should continue. If most voters say no, the district must dissolve and may not take on new debt, though a district with outstanding bonds stays alive only to wind down and pay those bonds off. Older districts, created on or before November 1, 2016, face their first vote in November 2026, and newer ones face it after their 10th anniversary.
Labels
Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the Senate Local Government committee on Mar 24, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1452 · 2025-02-19
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ITEM
relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts.
WHAT IT DOES
Voters say no, the district dissolves. Bonds get paid off first.
The bill makes every municipal management district hold an election every 10 years asking voters whether the district should continue. If most voters say no, the district must dissolve and may not take on new debt, though a district with outstanding bonds stays alive only to wind down and pay those bonds off. Older districts, created on or before November 1, 2016, face their first vote in November 2026, and newer ones face it after their 10th anniversary.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · March 21, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Local Government
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
DELAYED START · analysis confidence 30%
THE TEXT
“A district created on or before November 1, 2016, shall hold elections under Subsection (a) beginning on the uniform election date in November 2026.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The first continuation vote lands on the November 2026 election date, so the key duty first bites on the next general election day. The bill otherwise takes effect September 1, 2025, and the timing looks like the first practical election date rather than a stall.
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
“Each 10th year the board of a district shall call an election in the district to determine whether the district may continue.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill puts special management districts before voters every decade and bars new debt once voters reject a district.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · March 21, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 19, 2025
03/24/2025 S Left pending in committee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Elections--General
Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous
Sunset--Review Procedures
Text
The text as introduced · 391 words
89R8304 MCF-D By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1452 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to continuation elections for municipal management districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 375.264(a) and (b), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) A district may not be dissolved by its board under Section 375.261 or 375.2631 or after a petition is filed under Section 375.262 if the district has outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. (b) If a petition for dissolution is filed under Section 375.262 with the board of a district or a majority of voters do not favor the continuation of a district under Section 375.2631 and the district has outstanding bonded indebtedness secured by assessments: (1) the district shall remain in existence solely for the purposes of winding up district operations and discharging its bonded indebtedness; and (2) the board shall use all district money that is available to: (A) wind up district operations; and (B) repay or defease the bonded indebtedness as soon as practicable in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. SECTION 2. Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 375.2631 to read as follows: Sec. 375.2631. CONTINUATION ELECTION; DISSOLUTION. (a) Each 10th year the board of a district shall call an election in the district to determine whether the district may continue. In all areas of conflict this section takes precedence over all prior statutory enactments. (b) In an election ordered under Subsection (a), the following proposition shall be submitted to the voters: "Shall the (name of district) be continued?" (c) If the majority of votes cast in the election do not favor the proposition, the board: (1) except as limited by Section 375.264, shall dissolve the district; and (2) may not incur new debt. (d) A district created on or before November 1, 2016, shall hold elections under Subsection (a) beginning on the uniform election date in November 2026. A district created after November 1, 2016, shall hold elections under Subsection (a) beginning on the uniform election date in November following the 10th anniversary of the district's creation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.