SRC-VRA S.B. 1223 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1223
78R7544 DRH-DBy: Hinojosa
Intergovernmental Relations
4/25/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current Texas law mandates that a building erected in an unincorporated
area of the county must have a permit from the county to build.  As
proposed, S.B. 1223 grants municipalities authority over construction in
their own extraterritorial jurisdictions.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 233, Local Government Code, by adding
Subchapter Z, as follows: 

SUBCHAPTER Z.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec.  233.901.  COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
PROHIBITED.  Prohibits a county from requiring a permit to erect or
improve a building or other structure in the extraterritorial jurisdiction
of a municipality, as defined by Chapter 42.   

SECTION 2.Effective date:  September 1, 2003.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.