By: Villarreal H.B. No. 2506
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a limitation on causes of action related to permits
issued by political subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 16, Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 16.013 to read as
follows:
Sec. 16.013. LIMITATIONS RELATED TO ACTIONS ARISING UNDER
LOCAL PERMITS. A person must bring a suit in a cause of action
arising from a claim of rights arising from a permit issued by a
local government, including but not limited to a permit governed by
Chapter 245, Local Government Code, not later than the fifth
anniversary of the date that the person submitted to the local
governmental entity, as applicable:
(1) an original application for:
(A) a permit; or
(B) the first permit in a series of permits; or
(2) a plan for development or a plat application that
gives the local government fair notice of the project and the nature
of the permit sought.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.