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S.B. No. 1494 AN ACT 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, 2025 [2016], change the date on which it holds its general election for officers to the November uniform election date in odd-numbered years. 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1494 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 31, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1494 passed the House, with amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 12, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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