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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on municipal regulation in certain areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 42.905 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.905. RESTRICTION ON MUNICIPAL REGULATION IN CERTAIN |
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AREAS. (a) Notwithstanding other law, a municipality may not |
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regulate an activity or structure in an area in which the residents |
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are ineligible or have only limited eligibility to vote in |
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municipal elections. |
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(b) This section does not apply to municipal regulation of |
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an activity or structure under: |
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(1) Section 341.0359, 364.0341, or 713.009, Health and |
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Safety Code; |
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(2) Section 212.002, 212.003, 212.044, 215.003, |
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215.072, 217.042, 242.001, 242.002, 242.003, 251.001, 273.001, |
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331.001, 341.903, 372.003, 377.002, 380.001, 382.109, 386.002, |
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395.011, 551.002, 551.004, 551.005, 551.006, 551.007, 552.001, or |
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552.011 of this code; |
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(3) Section 61.015, Natural Resources Code; |
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(4) Section 351.0025, Tax Code; |
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(5) Section 26.177, Water Code; or |
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(6) Article 1524e, Revised Statutes. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |