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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 other |
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than in a zoning classification affecting residential is protested |
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in accordance with this subsection, the proposed change must |
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receive, in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of at least |
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three-fourths of all members of the governing body. The protest |
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must be written and signed by the owners of at least 20 percent of |
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either: |
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(1) the area of the lots or land covered by the proposed |
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change; or |
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(2) the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining the |
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area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from that |
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area. |
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(d-1) If a proposed change to a regulation or boundary in a |
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zoning classification affecting residential is protested in |
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accordance with this subsection, the proposed change must receive, |
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in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of a majority of all |
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members of the governing body. The protest must be written and |
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signed by the owners of at least 50 percent of either: |
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(1) the area of the lots or land covered by the proposed |
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change; or |
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(2) the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining the |
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area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from that |
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area. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a proposal to change a municipal zoning regulation or zoning |
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district boundary for which notice is given on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A proposal to change a municipal zoning |
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regulation or zoning district boundary for which notice is given |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the notice was given, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |