SB 2301
bill barring city charter staffing floors and caps
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to municipal charters that set a minimum or maximum number of municipal employees.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Police and firefighter minimums in charters are out.
The bill bars any Texas city charter from requiring the city or a city department to keep a minimum or maximum number of employees, including police officers and firefighters. It touches home-rule cities whose charters set staffing floors or caps, and the voters and unions who put those numbers in charters. Any existing charter provision setting such a number becomes void, so city councils, not charter mandates, decide headcount.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2301 · 2025-03-11
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+ 1 coauthor
ITEM
relating to municipal charters that set a minimum or maximum number of municipal employees.
WHAT IT DOES
Police and firefighter minimums in charters are out.
The bill bars any Texas city charter from requiring the city or a city department to keep a minimum or maximum number of employees, including police officers and firefighters. It touches home-rule cities whose charters set staffing floors or caps, and the voters and unions who put those numbers in charters. Any existing charter provision setting such a number becomes void, so city councils, not charter mandates, decide headcount.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Local Government
- Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Sands PAC$129,500.00
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Sands PAC
$129,500.00
- Cash
- $129,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $129,500.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100990378, 101033698, 101040111, 101052272.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
City Government--General
Fire Fighters & Police--General
Text
The text as introduced · 158 words
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.