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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for |
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firefighters and police officers 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 143.004(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) If the governing body of a municipality with a |
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population of less than 70,000 [950,000] that has operated under |
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this chapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an |
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election to repeal this chapter that is signed by at least 10 |
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percent of the qualified voters of the municipality, the governing |
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body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question |
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on whether this chapter should be repealed. If a majority of the |
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qualified voters vote to repeal this chapter, this chapter is void |
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in that municipality. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a petition for which an election has not been ordered before the |
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effective date of this Act. A petition for which an election has |
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been ordered before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect when the election was ordered, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2025. |