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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring voter approval for mass pesticide application |
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by municipalities or counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.010. VOTER APPROVAL FOR MASS PESTICIDE APPLICATION |
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REQUIRED. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Mass pesticide application" means the |
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application of a pesticide by using a motor vehicle or other |
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mechanical device. |
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(2) "Pesticide" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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76.001, Agriculture Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county |
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may not conduct a mass pesticide application unless the application |
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is approved by a majority of voters voting at an election held for |
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that purpose in the municipality or county. For purposes of this |
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section, an application that wholly occurs in the boundaries of a |
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municipality does not require approval of the voters of a county in |
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which the municipality is located. |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality or county may order |
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an election under this section. |
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(d) At an election to approve mass pesticide application, |
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the ballot must be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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approval of the mass pesticide application. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |