85R11228 SCL-D
By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 2288
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The [Except as provided by Subsection (c), the]
municipality may define and prohibit any nuisance within the limits
of the municipality and within 5,000 feet outside the limits.
SECTION 2. Section 217.042(c), Local Government Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. 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, 2017.