2015S0024-1 12/23/14
By: Huffines S.B. No. 343
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the conformity of local law with state law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Local Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 1.006 to read as follows:
Sec. 1.006. CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW. (a) Where the
state has passed a general statute or rule regulating a subject, a
local government shall restrict its jurisdiction and the passage of
its ordinances, rules, and regulations to and in conformity with
the state statute or rule on the same subject, unless the local
government is otherwise expressly authorized by statute.
(b) Unless expressly authorized by state statute, a local
government shall not implement an ordinance, rule, or regulation
that conflicts with or is more stringent than a state statute or
rule regardless of when the state statute or rule takes effect.
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.