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      H.B. No. 2713         AN ACT   relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for   firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 143.004(e), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (e)  If the governing body of a municipality with a   population of less than 50,000 [ 950,000 ] that has operated under   this chapter for at least one year receives a petition requesting an   election to repeal this chapter that is signed by at least 10   percent of the qualified voters of the municipality, the governing   body shall order an election submitting to the voters the question   on whether this chapter should be repealed.  If a majority of the   qualified voters vote to repeal this chapter, this chapter is void   in that municipality.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a petition for which an election has not been ordered before the   effective date of this Act. A petition for which an election has   been ordered before the effective date of this Act is governed by   the law in effect when the election was ordered, and the former law   is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  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 certify that H.B. No. 2713 was passed by the House on May   13, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2713 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor