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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's or motel's |
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certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human |
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trafficking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 215, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 215.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 215.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL OR MOTEL |
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CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. The governing body of a municipality may |
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suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel or motel |
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located in the municipality if: |
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(1) a law enforcement agency gives notice to the |
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municipality, or the municipality otherwise learns, that the law |
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enforcement agency is investigating the hotel or motel for an |
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offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; or |
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(2) the municipality has reasonable cause to believe |
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that an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is being committed at |
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the hotel or motel. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |