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By: Goldman (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) |
H.B. No. 4227 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 15, 2023; |
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May 16, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local |
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Government; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for |
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firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 143.004(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) If the governing body of a municipality with a |
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population of less than 900,000 that has operated under this |
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chapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an |
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election to repeal this chapter that is signed by at least 10 |
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percent of the qualified voters of the municipality, the governing |
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body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question |
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on whether this chapter should be repealed. If a majority of the |
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qualified voters vote to repeal this chapter, this chapter is void |
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in that municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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