By Nixon H.B. No. 2064 74R6600 DRH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to holding an election in each county on whether sexually 1-3 oriented businesses should be allowed to operate in the county. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 243, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 243.012 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 243.012. COUNTY ELECTION ON OPERATION OF SEXUALLY 1-8 ORIENTED BUSINESS. (a) Each county judge shall order an election 1-9 to be held in the county on November 7, 1995, on the question of 1-10 whether a sexually oriented business may operate in the county. 1-11 (b) At the election the ballots shall be prepared to permit 1-12 voting for or against the following proposition: "Prohibiting 1-13 sexually oriented businesses from operating in (name of county) 1-14 County." 1-15 (c) If a majority of the votes received at the election 1-16 favor the proposition, a sexually oriented business may not operate 1-17 in the county, including in the territory of a municipality in the 1-18 county, and an existing sexually oriented business must cease 1-19 operations in the county not later than the 90th day after the date 1-20 of the election. 1-21 (d) If less than a majority of the votes received at the 1-22 election favor the proposition, the election has no effect on the 1-23 operations of a sexually oriented business in the county. 1-24 (e) This section does not apply to a business that is exempt 2-1 from regulation under Section 243.004. 2-2 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-7 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-8 passage, and it is so enacted.