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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information a municipality may consider in determining |
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the amount of certain building permit and inspection fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.907 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.907. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN VALUE-BASED BUILDING |
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PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES. (a) In determining the amount of a |
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building permit or inspection fee required in connection with the |
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construction or improvement of a residential dwelling, a |
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municipality may not consider: |
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(1) the value of the dwelling; or |
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(2) the cost of constructing or improving the |
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dwelling. |
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(b) A municipality may not require the disclosure of |
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information related to the value of or cost of constructing or |
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improving a residential dwelling as a condition of obtaining a |
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building permit except as required by the Federal Emergency |
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Management Agency for participation in the National Flood Insurance |
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Program. |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.907(a), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a building permit or inspection |
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fee assessed by a municipality on or after the effective date of |
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this Act in connection with the construction or improvement of a |
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residential dwelling. |
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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, 2019. |