H.B. No. 1734
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the mayors of certain municipalities
to call a special meeting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.038(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The mayor may call a special meeting on the mayor's own
motion and shall call a special meeting [or] on the application of
three aldermen. Each member of the governing body, the secretary,
and the municipal attorney must be notified of the special meeting.
The notice may be given personally or left at the person's usual
place of residence.
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, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1734 was passed by the House on May 8,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1734 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor