H.B. No. 630
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) Subsection (c)(1) does not apply to a municipality with
a population of less than 1,000 that is located in a county adjacent
to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
SECTION 2. Section 61.066, Natural Resources Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a county adjacent to
a county with a population of more than 3.3 million that contains a
municipality adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico with a population of
less than 1,000.
SECTION 3. 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, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 630 was passed by the House on May 12,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 630 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor