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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing certain cities and counties to change the |
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date on which their general election for officers is held. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) The governing body of a city with a population of 9,000 |
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or less, located predominantly in a county that has a total area of |
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less than 6,200 square miles, that has adopted a council-manager |
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form of government and that holds its general election for officers |
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on a date other than the November uniform election date may, not |
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later than December 31, 2026, change the date on which it holds its |
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general election for officers to the November uniform election |
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date. Subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply to the change of an |
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election date under this subsection. This subsection expires |
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January 1, 2027. |
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(g) The governing body of a county with a population of |
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425,000 or more, that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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3.3 million or more, that contains a portion of the San Jacinto |
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River, and that holds its general election for officers on a date |
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other than the November uniform election date may, not later than |
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December 31, 2026, change the date on which it holds its general |
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election for officers to the November uniform election date. |
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Subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply to the change of an election |
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date under this subsection. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2027. |
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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, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 914 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 5, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 914 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Date |
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Governor |