87R12081 SMT-D
By: Harris H.B. No. 3813
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose
regulations on amplified sound from certain venues.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Entertainment and
Hospitality Revitalization Act of 2021.
SECTION 2. Chapter 217, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 217.901. REGULATION OF SOUND FROM CERTAIN VENUES IN
CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES PROHIBITED. (a) This section applies only
to a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more that is
primarily located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or
less.
(b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance
that regulates the production of amplified sound from a bar or live
music venue located in a residential area if the sound is produced:
(1) from a loudspeaker or sound amplifier at a level
that does not exceed 75 decibels; and
(2) at any time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 a.m.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.