By Bailey H.B. No. 2757 75R8646 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the regulation of sexually oriented businesses in 1-3 certain areas. 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 243.0035 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 243.0035. ADDITIONAL REGULATION IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) 1-8 This section applies only to a county with a population of 1-9 2,800,000 or more and to a municipality that has a majority of its 1-10 area located in that county. 1-11 (b) A county or municipality that has adopted licensing or 1-12 permitting regulations for a sexually oriented business may also 1-13 adopt procedures to identify the licenses or permits that, on a 1-14 case by case basis, may be issued only under certain conditions or 1-15 restrictions. 1-16 (c) A condition or restriction may be placed on a license or 1-17 permit if the commissioners court of the county or the governing 1-18 body of the municipality or the court's or governing body's 1-19 designee determines that there are specific circumstances that 1-20 threaten the public health and safety and the placement of the 1-21 condition or restriction is necessary to protect the public health 1-22 or safety. 1-23 (d) The county or municipality may condition the issuance of 1-24 a license or a permit on the applicant's promise to conform to the 2-1 conditions and restrictions placed on the license or permit. 2-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 2-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.