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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the relocation of pawnshops. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 371.059, Finance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), in [In] a county |
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with a population of 250,000 or more, the commissioner shall |
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approve an application for: |
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(1) an original license to operate a pawnshop at a |
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facility that is not an existing licensed pawnshop at the time the |
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application is filed if the proposed facility is not located within |
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two miles of a licensed pawnshop; |
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(2) the relocation of a licensed pawnshop to a |
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facility that is not an existing licensed pawnshop at the time the |
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application is filed if the facility where the pawnshop is to be |
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relocated is not located within one mile of a licensed pawnshop; |
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and |
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(3) the relocation of a licensed pawnshop if at the |
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time the application is filed the pawnshop has been in operation at |
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its current location for at least three years, and the facility |
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where the pawnshop is to be relocated is either within one mile of |
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its existing location or, if in excess of one mile from its existing |
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location, not within one mile of another existing operating |
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pawnshop. |
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(e) An application for the relocation of a pawnshop is not |
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subject to the requirements of Subsections (b)(2) and (3) if: |
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(1) the pawnshop is located in a redevelopment zone |
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designated by a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of more than 190,000; and |
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(B) that is adjacent to two municipalities with a |
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population of more than 500,000; and |
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(2) the pawnshop is relocating to a new facility that |
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is not in a redevelopment zone designated by a municipality |
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described in Subdivision (1). |
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(f) For purposes of this section, "redevelopment zone" |
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means an area designated by the governing body of a municipality for |
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a redevelopment initiative. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for the relocation of a pawnshop made on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application made before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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application was made, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |