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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protesting changes to municipal zoning regulations and |
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boundaries. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 211.006(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) If a proposed change to a regulation or boundary is |
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protested in accordance with this subsection, the proposed change |
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must receive, in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of at |
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least three-fourths of all members of the governing body. The |
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protest must be written and signed by the owners of at least 50 [20] |
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percent of either: |
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(1) the area of the lots or land covered by the |
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proposed change; or |
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(2) the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining |
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the area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from |
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that area. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proposal to change a municipal zoning regulation or zoning |
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district boundary made on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A proposal to change a municipal zoning regulation or zoning |
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district boundary made before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the proposal was made, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |