Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2212 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality incorporated after September 1, 2003, from prohibiting a person from continuing to use land in the area in the same manner in which the land was being used on the date of incorporation if the land use was legal at that time. The municipality also cannot prohibit a person from beginning to use land in the area in the manner that was planned for the land before the 90th day before the effective date of the incorporation if a license or other form of authorization is required and a completed application for the initial authorization was filed before the date of incorporation. The bill specifies land use regulations that are not prohibited after incorporation.