SB1059 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Parker | Bettencourt | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online
Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Local Government
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1059 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Parker, et al.

S.B. No. 1059

(Capriglione)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule

municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters

for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment

would be contrary to state law.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9.004(a), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by
Sections 9.0041 and
[
Section
]

9.0045, the governing body of a municipality on its own motion may

submit a proposed charter amendment to the municipality's qualified

voters for their approval at an election. The governing body shall

submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for their

approval at an election if the submission is supported by a petition

signed by a number of qualified voters of the municipality equal to

at least five percent of the number of qualified voters of the

municipality or 20,000, whichever number is the smaller.

SECTION 2. Chapter 9, Local Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 9.0041 to read as follows:

Sec.

9.0041.

AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE CHARTER AMENDMENT

CONTRARY TO STATE LAW. The governing body of a municipality may not

submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if

application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to

state law.

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