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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of the sale of fireworks by certain |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 217.042(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Except as provided by Subsection (c), the] |
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municipality may define and prohibit any nuisance within the limits |
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of the municipality and within 5,000 feet outside the limits. |
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SECTION 2. Section 217.042(c), Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |