Amend CSHB 2464 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.014. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) In this section, "permit" and "project" have the meanings assigned by Section 245.001.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a permit required for the completion of a project that involves the new construction of a building;
(2) an approval of a zoning application under Chapter 211; or
(3) an approval of a plat under Subchapter A, Chapter 212.
(c) A political subdivision shall post in a location that is accessible to the public, and on the political subdivision Internet website if the political subdivision maintains a website, the requirements necessary for a person to submit a complete application to the political subdivision for a permit.
(d) A political subdivision shall disapprove an application for a permit or issue the permit not later than the 15th business day after the date the completed application for the permit is filed with the political subdivision.
(e) A political subdivision may not prohibit a person from concurrently applying for more than one permit for a project.
(f) A political subdivision shall refund to a person who submits an application for a permit any fee associated with the application if the political subdivision does not comply with the requirements of Subsection (d) in regards to the application.
(g) A political subdivision may reject an application that the political subdivision determines is not complete or does not meet the requirements established by the political subdivision for approving the permit.
SECTION ____. Section 250.014, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for a permit to which that section applies that is submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.