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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate |
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junkyards, automotive wrecking and salvage yards, and recycling |
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businesses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 234, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 234.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 234.0025. REGULATION OF JUNKYARDS, AUTOMOTIVE |
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WRECKING AND SALVAGE YARDS, AND RECYCLING BUSINESSES. (a) This |
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section applies only to a county: |
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(1) in which a municipality with a population of |
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500,000 or more is located; and |
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(2) that is located on an international border. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may |
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regulate the operation of a junkyard, automotive wrecking and |
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salvage yard, or recycling business located in the unincorporated |
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area of the county. |
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(c) A commissioners court may not include in an order |
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adopted under this section a requirement that conflicts with a |
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similar requirement prescribed by another law governing a junkyard, |
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automotive wrecking and salvage yard, or recycling business, |
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including a requirement prescribed by Chapter 391, 396, or 397, |
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Transportation 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, 2025. |