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  89R1603 AMF-D     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1548       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment   to the charter of a home-rule municipality.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 9.004(a), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Section 9.0045, the governing body   of a municipality on its own motion may submit a proposed charter   amendment to the municipality's qualified voters for their approval   at an election. The governing body shall submit a proposed charter   amendment to the voters for their approval at an election if the   submission is supported by a petition signed by a number of   qualified voters of the municipality equal to at least five percent   of the number of qualified voters of the municipality [ or 20,000,   whichever number is the smaller ].          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a petition proposing a charter amendment that is submitted to a   municipality on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.