89R15202 MP-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 2301
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal charters that set a minimum or maximum number
of municipal employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Local Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 9.009 to read as follows:
Sec. 9.009. PROHIBITION ON CHARTER PROVISIONS RELATED TO
NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. (a) A charter may not require the
municipality or a department of the municipality to employ a
minimum or maximum number of employees, including peace officers
and firefighters.
(b) Any provision of a charter that violates Subsection (a)
is void.
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, 2025.