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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in 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 214.233, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A municipality located in a county that has a |
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population of more than 285,000 and less than 300,000 and borders |
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the Gulf of Mexico may adopt an ordinance that allows but does not |
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require owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by |
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filing a registration form with a designated municipal official. A |
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municipality that adopts an ordinance under this subsection may not |
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place a lien on a property solely because the property is registered |
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under this subsection. |
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(a-2) Subsection (a) may not be construed to grant a |
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municipality authority other than the authority to adopt an |
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ordinance described by that subsection. |
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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. |