BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 2232

By: Spiller

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

A constituent in House District 68 raised a concern regarding a county's ability to regulate subdivision plats in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of a municipality. Under certain agreements, a county may regulate subdivision plats in an ETJ. However, a county may cancel a subdivision only if it lies outside an ETJ. If a county has been granted exclusive jurisdiction to regulate subdivision plats in an ETJ, then there is no local authority that can cancel the plat. H.B. 2232 seeks to address this issue by expanding the applicability of provisions relating to the authority of a county to cancel a subdivision.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 2232 amends the Local Government Code to expand the applicability of provisions relating to the authority of a county to cancel a subdivision by making the provisions applicable to real property located outside the area in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality not subject to an agreement that grants a county exclusive jurisdiction to regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or that apportions the area to a county for such regulation and approval.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.