By: West S.B. No. 1552
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to additional functions of a commission panel of a
municipal building and standards commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 54, Local Government Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 54.036. FUNCTIONS. A commission panel may:
(1) order the repair, within a fixed period, of buildings
found to be in violation of an ordinance;
(2) declare a building substandard in accordance with the
powers granted by this subchapter;
(3) order, in an appropriate case, the immediate removal of
persons or property found on private property, enter on private
property to secure the removal if it is determined that conditions
exist on the property that constitute a violation of an ordinance,
and order action to be taken as necessary to remedy, alleviate, or
remove any substandard building found to exist;
(4) issue orders or directives to any peace officer of the
state, including a sheriff or constable or the chief of police of
the municipality, to enforce and carry out the lawful orders or
directives of the commission panel;
(5) determine the amount and duration of the civil penalty
the municipality may recover as provided by Section 54.017;
(6) order action to be taken as necessary to remedy,
alleviate, remove, or abate, violations of ordinances relating to
animal care and control or water conservation measures, including
water restrictions.
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, 2015.