H.B. No. 89 introduces a new provision to the Government Code that restricts political subdivisions from proposing the issuance of general obligation bonds for purposes that have been previously rejected by voters within the last two years. Specifically, the bill adds Section 1253.0015, which states that a political subdivision cannot submit a proposition for voter approval if an identical or substantially similar proposition was submitted and failed within that two-year timeframe.

This legislation aims to prevent repeated attempts to pass bond measures that have already been rejected by the electorate, thereby promoting more efficient governance and respecting the decisions made by voters. The changes will apply only to propositions submitted for elections ordered after the effective date of the Act, which is set to take effect 91 days after the conclusion of the legislative session.

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