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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public hearing requirement for a preliminary zoning |
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report made by a zoning commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 211.007(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The zoning commission shall make a preliminary report |
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and hold at least one public hearing [hearings] on that report |
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before submitting a final report to the governing body. The |
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governing body may not hold a public hearing until it receives the |
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final report of the zoning commission unless the governing body by |
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ordinance provides that a public hearing is to be held, after the |
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notice required by Section 211.006(a), jointly with a public |
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hearing required to be held by the zoning commission. In either |
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case, the governing body may not take action on the matter until it |
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receives the final report of the zoning commission. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proposal to change a municipal zoning classification made on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A proposal to change a |
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municipal zoning classification made before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the proposal |
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was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |