H.B. No. 2504         AN ACT   relating to the compensation provided to the governing body of   certain special districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 775.038, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  A commissioner of a district is entitled to receive   compensation in the same manner and amount as are provided by   Section 49.060, Water Code.          SECTION 2.  Sections 775.038(a), (b), and (c), Health and   Safety Code, are repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2504 was passed by the House on April   20, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 115, Nays 27, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2504 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 24, Nays 7.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor