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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of residential tenancies by local |
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governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 7, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 247 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 247. CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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Sec. 247.001. PROHIBITION AGAINST REGULATING RESIDENTIAL |
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TENANCIES BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. (a) A political |
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subdivision may not require a landlord to: |
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(1) refuse to lease to a prospective tenant or renew |
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the lease of a tenant solely on the basis of the immigration status |
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of the tenant or a member of the tenant's family; or |
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(2) inquire as to the immigration status of a tenant or |
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prospective tenant or a member of the tenant's family. |
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(b) To the extent the prohibition imposed by Subsection (a) |
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conflicts with common law, another state statute, or a local |
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ordinance or other regulation, the prohibition in Subsection (a) |
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prevails. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |