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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment |
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to the charter of a home-rule municipality. |
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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 Section 9.0045, the governing body |
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of a municipality on its own motion may submit a proposed charter |
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amendment to the municipality's qualified voters for their approval |
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at an election. The governing body shall submit a proposed charter |
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amendment to the voters for their approval at an election if the |
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submission is supported by a petition signed by a number of |
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qualified voters of the municipality equal to at least five percent |
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of the number of qualified voters of the municipality [or 20,000, |
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whichever number is the smaller]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a petition proposing a charter amendment that is submitted to a |
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municipality on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |