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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of a municipal or county building code |
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to the construction of a solar pergola. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.221. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS. A municipality |
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may not apply a municipal building code to the construction of a |
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solar pergola. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 233, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 233.902 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 233.902. REGULATION OF SOLAR PERGOLAS. A county may |
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not apply a building code to the construction of a solar pergola. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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the construction of a solar pergola on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |