By: Hughes  S.B. No. 2333
         (In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2023; March 23, 2023, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Administration;
  April 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7,
  Nays 0; April 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to rules permitting service dogs in the Capitol.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 443.018(b), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  The rules adopted under Subsection (a) shall include
  rules that:
               (1)  prohibit persons from attaching signs, banners, or
  other displays to a part of the Capitol or to a structure, including
  a fence, on the grounds of the Capitol except as approved by the
  board;
               (2)  prohibit a visitor from placing furniture in the
  Capitol or on the grounds of the Capitol for a period that exceeds
  24 hours except as approved by the board;
               (3)  prohibit the setting up or placement of camping
  equipment, shelter, or related materials in the Capitol or on the
  grounds of the Capitol except as approved by the board;
               (4)  prohibit actions that block ingress and egress:
                     (A)  into the Capitol building; or
                     (B)  rooms or hallways within the Capitol
  building, except as approved by the board;
               (5)  prohibit actions that pose a risk to safety;
               (6)  provide that members of the public must leave the
  Capitol when the building is closed to the public;
               (7)  provide that all pets except service [Seeing Eye]
  dogs are not permitted in the Capitol, and shall be restrained at
  all times on a leash or similar device in the immediate control of
  the owner while on the grounds of the Capitol, except as approved by
  the board;
               (8)  prohibit the use of skateboards, rollerblades, and
  rollerskates in the Capitol or on the grounds of the Capitol; and
               (9)  prohibit a vendor or commercial enterprise from
  operating in the Capitol or on the grounds of the Capitol unless the
  vendor or commercial enterprise is authorized to do so by the board.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the State Preservation Board shall update the rules
  required by Section 443.018, Government Code, as amended by this
  Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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