Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1448 by West (Relating to the enforcement of municipal building and safety ordinances by tenants of buildings; providing civil penalties.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to allow an action related to a violation of a municipal health and safety ordinance to be filed in a justice court of the county in which the conduct has occurred or is occuring or the condition or structure is located. Provisions of the bill prescribe the procedures for a hearing and appeal in a justice court.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.