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| 1 | + | 87R8870 SCL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Campos H.B. No. 4328 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4328: | |
| 4 | - | By: Bernal C.S.H.B. No. 4328 | |
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| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 7 | relating to access to mobile showers by homeless individuals in | |
| 10 | 8 | certain municipalities. | |
| 11 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 11, Local Government Code, is | |
| 13 | 11 | amended by adding Chapter 350 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 12 | CHAPTER 350. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO MUNICIPAL HEALTH | |
| 15 | 13 | AND PUBLIC SAFETY | |
| 16 | 14 | Sec. 350.001. ACCESS TO MOBILE SHOWERS BY HOMELESS IN | |
| 17 | - | CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. | |
| 18 | - | | |
| 15 | + | CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. A municipality with a population of | |
| 16 | + | 250,000 or more shall provide to homeless individuals residing in | |
| 19 | 17 | the municipality access to mobile showers. The municipality must | |
| 20 | 18 | make available a sufficient number of showers to allow daily shower | |
| 21 | 19 | access by each homeless individual residing in the municipality. | |
| 22 | 20 | The municipality shall ensure that the access is sufficient to | |
| 23 | 21 | address the hygienic needs of and the prevention of hygiene-related | |
| 24 | 22 | illnesses in the municipality's homeless population. | |
| 25 | - | (b) A municipality subject to Subsection (a) shall use all | |
| 26 | - | available federal money, including money provided under the | |
| 27 | - | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2), that is | |
| 28 | - | available for implementing that subsection. | |
| 29 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |