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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exceptions to county platting requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0014. CHAPTER-WIDE PROVISION ON EFFECT OF MODEL |
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SUBDIVISION RULES. The model subdivision rules adopted under |
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Section 16.343, Water Code, do not supersede: |
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(1) an exception to platting requirements under this |
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chapter; or |
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(2) the applicability provision under Section |
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232.022(b-1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.022, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) This subchapter applies only to land that is subdivided |
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into two or more lots that are intended primarily for residential |
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use in the jurisdiction of the county. A lot is presumed to be |
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intended for residential use if the lot is five acres or less. |
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(b-1) This subchapter does not apply if the subdivision is |
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incident to the conveyance of the land as a gift between persons |
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related to each other within the third degree by affinity or |
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consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code. |
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This subchapter applies to a subsequent conveyance of any lot that |
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is not a conveyance to a related person described by this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |