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HB5431 • 2025

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Gates
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

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. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  5. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  7. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2632

  10. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2517

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  30. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 5431 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R15579 CS-F

By: Gates

H.B. No. 5431

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the

requirement of re-election following apportionment.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 21.006, Local Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 21.006. ELECTION OF
CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
[
ENTIRE
]

GOVERNING BODY UPON APPORTIONMENT.

SECTION 2. Section 21.006, Local Government Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to

read as follows:

(a)
Except as provided by Subsection (c), a
[
A
] municipality

that is divided into districts, wards, or other areas from which

members of its governing body are elected shall elect all members of

the municipality's governing body following each apportionment on

the first uniform election date that allows sufficient time to

comply with any requirements of law.

(c)

A municipality that elects one or more members of its

governing body at-large, including the office of mayor, is not

required to hold an election for those positions following

apportionment unless the term of office of the at-large member or

mayor would otherwise expire under applicable law.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.