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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding |
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home facility without a permit in certain counties and |
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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. Chapter 260, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 260.0051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 260.0051. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) This section applies |
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only to a county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a |
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permit to operate a boarding home facility as authorized by Section |
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260.004. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates a |
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boarding home facility without a permit in a county or municipality |
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to which this section applies. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |