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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to establish rent |
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control for persons 65 years of age or older. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 214.902, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the authority provided by Subsection |
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(a), the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may |
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establish rent control for persons 65 years of age or older. |
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(b) The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent |
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control established under Subsection (a) in the same manner that |
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the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under |
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Section 418.014, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |