S.B. No. 1593
AN ACT
relating to regulation of the sale of fireworks by certain
municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 217.042, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The]
municipality may define and prohibit any nuisance within the limits
of the municipality and within 5,000 feet outside the limits.
(c) The municipality may not define and prohibit as a
nuisance the sale of fireworks or similar materials outside the
limits of the municipality.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1593 passed the Senate on
May 5, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1;
May 20, 2015, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 24, 2015, House
granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2015, Senate adopted
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,
Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1593 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142,
Nays 2, two present not voting; May 24, 2015, House granted request
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;
May 29, 2015, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the
following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor