86R9346 MP-D By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1572 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 214.233(a), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A municipality [located in a county with a population of two million or more] may adopt an ordinance requiring owners of vacant buildings to register their buildings by filing a registration form with a designated municipal official. 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, 2019.