By Puente                                             H.B. No. 3193
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the number of members of the governing body of certain
 1-3     home-rule municipalities.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 26, Local Government Code,
 1-6     is amended by adding Section 26.046 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 26.046.  SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY:  CERTAIN
 1-8     MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a  municipality
 1-9     with a population of 1.2 million or more that elects each member of
1-10     its governing body other than the mayor from single-member
1-11     districts.
1-12           (b)  Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, a
1-13     municipality may provide by ordinance for the number of districts
1-14     used to elect members to the municipality's governing body.  The
1-15     ordinance may not provide for more than 14 districts.
1-16           (c)  This section does not affect a mayor who, under a
1-17     charter provision, is elected in a municipality at-large.
1-18           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-19     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-20     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-21     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-22     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.