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House Bill 3727 |
House Author: Phillips |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Estes |
House Bill 3727 amends the Local Government Code to establish that a member of the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality who changes the member's place of residence to a location outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality is automatically disqualified from holding the member's office and that the office is considered vacant. The bill changes the threshold for filling a single vacancy on the governing body by appointment from a majority of the remaining members to a majority of the remaining members who are present and voting and makes a member of the governing body ineligible to vote to fill a vacancy on the governing body by special election after resigning from the governing body.