By: Henderson S.B. No. 1268 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to elections concerning zoning issues in home-rule 1-2 municipalities. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 211, Local Government Code 1-5 is amended by adding Section 211.014 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 211.014. ZONING INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA IN HOME-RULE 1-7 MUNICIPALITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any procedural or other 1-8 requirements of this chapter to the contrary, the electors of a 1-9 home-rule municipality may repeal the municipality's zoning 1-10 regulations, as adopted under this chapter, in their entirety by 1-11 either: 1-12 (1) a charter election conducted pursuant to 1-13 applicable laws; or 1-14 (2) upon the initial adoption of zoning regulations by 1-15 the municipality, by use of any referendum process that is 1-16 authorized under the charter of the municipality for public protest 1-17 of the adoption of ordinances in general. 1-18 (b) Notwithstanding any procedural or other requirements of 1-19 this chapter to the contrary, the governing body of a home-rule 1-20 municipality may upon its own motion submit the repeal of the 1-21 municipality's zoning regulations, as adopted under this chapter, 1-22 in their entirety to the electors by use of any process that is 1-23 authorized under the charter of the municipality for a popular vote 2-1 on the rejection or repeal of ordinances in general. 2-2 (c) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to 2-3 prohibit the adoption or application of any charter provision of a 2-4 home-rule municipality that requires a waiting period prior to the 2-5 adoption of zoning regulations or the submission of the initial 2-6 adoption of zoning regulations to a binding referendum election, or 2-7 both, provided that all procedural requirements of this chapter for 2-8 the adoption of the zoning regulations are otherwise complied with. 2-9 (d) The provisions of this section may only be utilized for 2-10 the repeal of a municipality's zoning regulations in their entirety 2-11 or for determinations of whether a municipality should initially 2-12 adopt zoning regulations. 2-13 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-14 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-15 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-16 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-17 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-18 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-19 passage, and it is so enacted.