BILL ANALYSIS C.S.S.B. 992 By: Barrientos Intergovernmental Relations 03-30-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Current statutes require a municipality to act to approve or disapprove a subdivision plat within 30 days of submission by the property owner. Other sections of the Local Government Code provide that a municipality must approve a plat which complies with its ordinances. Under current law, a municipality may conduct "statutory disapproval" and deny all plats upon submission, thereby circumventing legislative intent. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 992 provides that a plat is considered approved by a municipal authority unless it is disapproved for cause within that period. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 212.009(a), Local Government Code, to require the municipal authority responsible for approving plats to act on a plat within 60 days, rather than 30, after the date the plat is filed. Provides that a plat is considered approved by the municipal authority unless it is disapproved within that period under the provisions of Section 212.005 and a complete list of unmet regulations is provided to the applicant as soon as practicable. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.