| 1 | | - | By: Dean, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 1501 |
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| 2 | | - | (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021; |
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| 3 | | - | May 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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| 4 | | - | Resources & Economic Development; May 22, 2021, reported |
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| 5 | | - | adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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| 6 | | - | vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | | - | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 8 | | - | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1501 By: Birdwell |
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| 1 | + | 87R11365 DRS-F |
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| 2 | + | By: Dean, Deshotel, Bowers, Metcalf, et al. H.B. No. 1501 |
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| 20 | | - | OF NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE. (a) No governmental entity may adopt or |
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| 21 | | - | enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, order, policy, |
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| 22 | | - | or other measure that has the purpose, intent, or effect of directly |
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| 23 | | - | or indirectly banning, limiting, restricting, discriminating |
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| 24 | | - | against, or prohibiting the use of an appliance or other system or |
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| 25 | | - | component that is fueled by natural gas or propane in the |
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| 26 | | - | construction, renovation, maintenance, or alteration of a |
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| 27 | | - | residential or commercial building. |
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| 28 | | - | (b) A governmental entity may not impose any additional |
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| 29 | | - | charge or pricing difference on a development or building permit |
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| 30 | | - | applicant that discourages those constructing homes, buildings, or |
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| 31 | | - | other structural improvements from using an appliance or other |
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| 14 | + | OF NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a |
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| 15 | + | governmental entity may not adopt or enforce a rule, charter |
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| 16 | + | provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits or |
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| 17 | + | restricts, directly or indirectly, the use of an appliance or other |
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