H.B. No. 1553 AN ACT relating to the replatting of a subdivision without vacating the preceding plat in certain municipalities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 212.0146(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.3 [1.9] million or more. 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, 2013. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1553 was passed by the House on April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1553 was passed by the Senate on May 8, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor