The bill, S.B. No. 1548, amends Section 9.004(a) of the Local Government Code regarding the requirements for a petition proposing an amendment to the charter of a home-rule municipality. The amendment removes the previous stipulation that a petition must be signed by either five percent of the municipality's qualified voters or 20,000 voters, whichever is smaller. Instead, the bill establishes that a petition must be supported by signatures from at least five percent of the qualified voters without the 20,000 threshold.

This change in law will only apply to petitions proposing charter amendments submitted to municipalities on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025. The bill aims to streamline the process for municipalities to amend their charters by eliminating the numerical cap based on 20,000 voters.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Local Government Code 9.004 (Local Government Code 9)