88R5056 DRS-D
 
  By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2050
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the
  sale or use of a container or package.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 361.0961(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A local government or other political subdivision may
  not adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation to:
               (1)  [prohibit or restrict, for solid waste management
  purposes, the sale or use of a container or package in a manner not
  authorized by state law;
               [(2)]  prohibit or restrict the processing of solid
  waste by a solid waste facility, except for a solid waste facility
  owned by the local government, permitted by the commission for that
  purpose in a manner not authorized by state law; or
               (2) [(3)]  assess a fee or deposit on the sale or use of
  a container or package.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.