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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 child-care facility or registered 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. LICENSED CHILD-CARE HOME, REGISTERED OR |
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LISTED FAMILY HOME REGULATORY CERTAINTY. (a) A political |
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subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other |
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measure that requires a licensed child-care home or family home |
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registered or listed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to |
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comply with health and safety standards that exceed those set forth |
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in statute or by rule of the Texas Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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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. |