BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 3787

By: Bell

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Concerns have been raised with regard to municipal or county regulation of residential property unfairly restricting the property rights of Texas homeowners. H.B. 3787 seeks to address this issue by prohibiting a municipality or county from enforcing certain regulations that prohibit or restrict the use or development of a property owner's property if the regulation was not in effect on the date the property owner acquired title to the property.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 3787 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality or county from enforcing an ordinance, order, or other regulation the municipality or county adopted under statutory provisions relating to the regulation of land use, structures, businesses, and related activities on or after September 1, 2017, that prohibits or restricts the use or development of a property owner's property if the ordinance, order, or other regulation was not in effect on the date the property owner acquired title to the property.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2017.