Amend CSHB 1885 (house committee report) on page 1, by striking lines 4 through 23 and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 215, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 215.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 215.007. RESTRICTION ON MUNICIPAL REGULATION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not adopt or enforce within the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction an ordinance, rule, or regulation that establishes requirements for an individual to possess a license or registration certificate issued by the municipality to engage in the occupation, if the person is required to obtain a license or registration certificate from a state agency, department, board, or commission that authorizes the person to engage in that occupation. An ordinance that violates this subsection is void and unenforceable.
(b) This section does not limit the authority of a municipality to adopt or enforce:
(1) a zoning regulation or zoning district boundary adopted under Chapter 211 or 231;
(2) a restriction on the location where authorized business activity may be engaged in;
(3) an ordinance, order, regulation, law, or policy that regulates a credit access business, as defined by Section 393.601, Finance Code;
(4) a requirement on a towing company or vehicle storage facility, as defined by Section 2308.002, Occupations Code, adopted for the purpose of facilitating an incident management tow, as defined by that section, and storing the towed vehicle;
(5) an ordinance, order, regulation, law, or policy that protects the health or safety of persons;
(6) an ordinance, order, regulation, law, or policy relating to terms of employment in contracts or agreements entered into between a private entity, including an organization representing employees of the municipality, and a municipality;
(7) an ordinance, order, regulation, law, or policy relating to terms of employment for employees of a municipality;
(8) an ordinance, order, regulation, law, or policy that prohibits discrimination; or
(9) an ordinance or regulation that regulates an activity or structure under Chapter 216.