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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose |
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regulations on amplified sound from certain venues. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Entertainment and |
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Hospitality Revitalization Act of 2021. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 217, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 217.901. REGULATION OF SOUND FROM CERTAIN VENUES IN |
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CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES PROHIBITED. (a) This section applies only |
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to a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more that is |
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primarily located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or |
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less. |
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(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance |
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that regulates the production of amplified sound from a bar or live |
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music venue located in a residential area if the sound is produced: |
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(1) from a loudspeaker or sound amplifier at a level |
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that does not exceed 75 decibels; and |
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(2) at any time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 a.m. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |