By Lucio                                               S.B. No. 537
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the
 1-3     movement of a manufactured house in the municipality.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 623.092, Transportation Code, is amended
 1-6     by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
 1-7     follows:
 1-8           (b)  A county [or municipality] may not require a permit,
 1-9     bond, fee, or license, in addition to that required by state law,
1-10     for the movement of a manufactured house.
1-11           (c)  A municipality may require a permit, bond, fee, or
1-12     license, in addition to that required by state law, for the
1-13     movement of a manufactured house within the municipality.
1-14           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.