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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 88(R)

House Bill 4227

House Author:  Goldman

Effective:  9-1-23

Senate Sponsor:  Hancock

            Current law requires a municipality that has operated under a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers for at least one year to order an election on whether the system should be repealed upon receipt of a valid petition requesting the election. House Bill 4227 amends the Local Government Code to restrict the applicability of this requirement to municipalities with a population of less than 950,000.