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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule |
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municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters |
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for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment |
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would be contrary to state law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9.004(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 9.0041 and [Section] |
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9.0045, the governing body of a municipality on its own motion may |
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submit a proposed charter amendment to the municipality's qualified |
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voters for their approval at an election. The governing body shall |
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submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for their |
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approval at an election if the submission is supported by a petition |
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signed by a number of qualified voters of the municipality equal to |
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at least five percent of the number of qualified voters of the |
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municipality or 20,000, whichever number is the smaller. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 9, Local Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 9.0041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9.0041. AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE CHARTER AMENDMENT |
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CONTRARY TO STATE LAW. The governing body of a municipality may not |
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submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if |
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application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to |
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state law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |