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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a |
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licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.014. GROUP DAY-CARE HOME AND FAMILY HOME |
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REGULATORY CERTAINTY. A political subdivision may not adopt or |
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enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure that requires a group |
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day-care home or family home licensed, registered, or listed under |
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Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to comply with health and safety |
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standards that exceed the standards established by statute or |
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Health and Human Services Commission rule. |
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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. |