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By: Campbell |
S.B. No. 2215 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2025; March 25, 2025, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Local Government; |
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May 12, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 1; May 12, 2025, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2215 |
By: Paxton |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement against violations by a municipality of |
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certain zoning laws. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 211, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. ENFORCEMENT |
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Sec. 211.101. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER AGAINST MUNICIPALITY. |
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(a) A person affected or aggrieved by a municipality's violation |
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of this chapter may bring an action against the municipality for |
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mandamus or declaratory or injunctive relief. |
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(b) A municipality's governmental immunity from suit is |
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waived in regard to an action under this section. |
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(c) A court may award court costs and reasonable and |
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necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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