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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a |
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certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.909 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.909. DOCUMENT VERIFYING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. |
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(a) A municipality shall issue a document to the owner of a building |
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verifying that the municipality has issued an original certificate |
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of occupancy for the building if: |
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(1) the owner requests the document; and |
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(2) the municipality has a record of issuing the |
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original certificate of occupancy for the building. |
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(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, |
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regulation, or other measure that requires the owner of a building |
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issued a document described by Subsection (a) for the building to |
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obtain or display the original certificate of occupancy for the |
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building. |
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(c) A municipality must allow the owner of a building to |
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display a document described by Subsection (a) issued for the |
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building in lieu of the building's original certificate of |
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occupancy. |
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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. |