| 1 | 1 | | 83R22843 NC-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Guillen H.B. No. 2953 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2953: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Smith C.S.H.B. No. 2953 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate a business |
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| 10 | 10 | | or occupational license holder. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 215, Local Government |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 215.005 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 215.005. STATE LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) In this section: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) "State license holder" means a person who: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (A) is required by state law to obtain a license, |
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| 17 | 17 | | permit, registration, certificate, or other evidence of authority |
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| 18 | 18 | | from a state licensing authority to practice an occupation, conduct |
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| 19 | 19 | | a business, or exercise certain other rights; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (B) is subject to regulation by the licensing |
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| 21 | 21 | | authority. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) "State licensing authority" means a state agency, |
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| 23 | 23 | | department, board, or commission. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a |
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| 25 | 25 | | municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, rule, or |
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| 26 | 26 | | regulation that establishes requirements for, imposes restrictions |
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| 27 | 27 | | on, or otherwise regulates the activity of a state license holder |
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| 28 | 28 | | within the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial |
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| 29 | 29 | | jurisdiction, except as provided by Subsection (c). |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) A municipality may adopt or enforce: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) a zoning ordinance under Chapter 211; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) a commercial building regulation under Chapter |
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| 33 | 33 | | 214; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (3) a sexually oriented business regulation; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (4) a fire code; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (5) an electrical code; |
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| 37 | 37 | | (6) a plumbing code; or |
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| 38 | 38 | | (7) an ordinance or regulation concerning wages, |
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| 39 | 39 | | benefits, workplace safety, or working conditions. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (d) A municipal ordinance, rule, or regulation that |
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| 41 | 41 | | violates this section is void and unenforceable. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 43 | 43 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 44 | 44 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 45 | 45 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 46 | 46 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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