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HB2713 • 2025

Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Darby | Metcalf | Spiller
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  24. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  26. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  28. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2306

  29. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  32. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Darby

  33. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2241

  35. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  43. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  45. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  51. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2713 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2713

AN ACT

relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for

firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 143.004(e), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e) If the governing body of a municipality with a

population of less than
50,000
[
950,000
] that has operated under

this chapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an

election to repeal this chapter that is signed by at least 10

percent of the qualified voters of the municipality, the governing

body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question

on whether this chapter should be repealed. If a majority of the

qualified voters vote to repeal this chapter, this chapter is void

in that municipality.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a petition for which an election has not been ordered before the

effective date of this Act. A petition for which an election has

been ordered before the effective date of this Act is governed by

the law in effect when the election was ordered, and the former law

is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2713 was passed by the House on May

13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2713 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor