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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition of certain municipal requirements |
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regarding sales of housing units or residential lots. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 214.905(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A municipality may not adopt or enforce a requirement in |
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any form, including through an ordinance or regulation or as a |
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condition for granting a building permit, that establishes a |
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maximum sales price for a privately produced housing unit or |
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residential building lot. |
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(b) This section does not affect any authority of a |
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municipality to[:
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[(1)] create or implement an incentive, contract |
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commitment, density bonus, or other voluntary program designed to |
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increase the supply of moderate or lower-cost housing units[; or
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[(2) adopt a requirement applicable to an area served
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under the provisions of Chapter 373A, Local Government Code, which
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authorizes homestead preservation districts, if such chapter is
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created by an act of the legislature]. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |