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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit |
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fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.908 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.908. REAUTHORIZATION OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES. (a) |
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In this section, "building permit fee" means a fee charged by a |
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municipality as a condition to constructing, renovating, or |
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remodeling a structure. |
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(b) A building permit fee is abolished on the 10th |
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anniversary after the date the fee is adopted or most recently |
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reauthorized under this section unless the governing body of the |
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municipality that adopted or reauthorized the fee: |
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(1) holds a public hearing on the reauthorization of |
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the fee; and |
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(2) reauthorizes the fee by vote of the governing |
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body. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. |