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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to circumstances under which a vacancy on the governing |
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body occurs 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 22.041, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to an absence described by Subsection (b), a |
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member of a governing body is also considered absent for the |
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purposes of that subsection if the member is not present at the |
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adjournment of a meeting at which a quorum is established, unless |
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the member is first allowed to withdraw by the unanimous vote of the |
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members present. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a meeting held on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |