By: Vasut H.B. No. 630
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of lifeguards by certain municipalities
and counties on public beaches.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.065, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Subdivision (c)(1) does not apply to a municipality with
a population of less than 15,000.
SECTION 2. Section 61.066, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Subdivision (b)(1) does not apply to a county with a
population of less than 500,000 unless the county had lifeguards
employed prior to June 1, 2021.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.