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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuation of land use for an area containing a |
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permanent retail structure after municipal annexation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.002(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) and until the 20th |
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anniversary of the date of the annexation of an area that includes a |
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permanent retail structure, a municipality may not prohibit a |
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person from continuing to use the structure for the indoor seasonal |
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sale of retail goods if the annexation became final on or after |
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January 1, 2017, and the structure: |
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(1) is more than 5,000 square feet; and |
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(2) was authorized under the laws of this state to be |
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used for the indoor seasonal sale of retail goods on the effective |
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date of the annexation. |
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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, 2019. |