SB447 • 2025

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

Elections

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last action: 2025-06-20
Official status: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date: 2025-06-20

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Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

What This Bill Does

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

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Bill History

2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online
Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the House
2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online
Sent to the Governor
2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online
Reported enrolled
2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online
Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
House adopts conference committee report
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#4113
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote
2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
House grants request for conference committee
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
House appoints conferees
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Conference committee report filed
2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate refuses to concur
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online
Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 1-E. Morales
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3617
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#3657
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online
House passage as amended reported
2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Elections
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the Senate
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Laid before the Senate
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Three day rule suspended
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
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to State Affairs
2024-11-21 Texas Legislature Online
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2024-11-21 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 447 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 447

AN ACT

relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date

on which their general election for officers is held.

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

SECTION 1. Section 41.0052, Election Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:

(a-3)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a municipality on the

Texas-Mexico border with a population of more than 85,000 that

hosts the annual Texas Citrus Fiesta and holds its general election

for officers on a date other than the November uniform election date

may change the date on which it holds its general election for

officers to the November uniform election date.

A municipality

described by this subsection that changes the date of its election

under this subsection may not change the date on which it holds its

general election for officers to a date other than the November

uniform election date.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 447 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0;

May 29, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and

requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 30, 2025, House

granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2025, Senate adopted

Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,

Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 447 passed the House, with

amendments, on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138,

Nays 0, two present not voting; May 30, 2025, House granted request

of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;

May 31, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the

following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 1, three present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor