Bill Text: TX SB733 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective immediately [SB733 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB733-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 733 | ||
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| relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to | ||
| change the date of their general elections. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 41.0052(a), Election Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) The governing body of a political subdivision, other | ||
| than a county or municipal utility district, that holds its general | ||
| election for officers on a date other than the November uniform | ||
| election date may, not later than December 31, 2016 [ |
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| the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the | ||
| November uniform election date. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 733 passed the Senate on | ||
| May 4, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; | ||
| May 14, 2015, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
| requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 20, 2015, House | ||
| granted request of the Senate; May 29, 2015, Senate adopted | ||
| Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, | ||
| Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 733 passed the House, with | ||
| amendments, on May 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, | ||
| Nays 0, three present not voting; May 20, 2015, House granted | ||
| request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
| May 28, 2015, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
