By: Alvarado, Taylor S.B. No. 1572
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain
municipalities.
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 if the
municipality is located in:
(1) a county that has a population of two million or
more; or
(2) a county that:
(A) has a population of more than 285,000 and
less than 300,000; and
(B) borders the Gulf of Mexico.
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.