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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish |
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homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 373A.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a) This chapter applies to a municipality with a population |
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of more than 750,000 that is located in a uniform state service |
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region with fewer than 800,000 [550,000] occupied housing units as |
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determined by the most recent United States decennial census. |
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(a-1) If this chapter applies to a municipality as provided |
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by Subsection (a), the application of this chapter to the |
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municipality is not affected if the municipality's population or |
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number of occupied housing units changes and the municipality no |
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longer meets the population requirement of Subsection (a). |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality to which |
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this chapter applies may not designate a district under this |
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chapter if the municipality has adopted a requirement in any form, |
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including through an ordinance or regulation or as a condition for |
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granting a building permit, that establishes a maximum sales price |
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for a privately produced housing unit or residential building lot. |
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The restriction described by this subsection does not apply to |
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property that is part of an urban land bank program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3281 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 8, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3281 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 20, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3281 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |