| 1 | 1 | | By: Walle, Harless, Oliverson, Schofield H.B. No. 899 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate noise |
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| 7 | 7 | | levels in residential areas; creating a criminal offense. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 240.061. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public |
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| 13 | 13 | | health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county |
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| 14 | 14 | | with a population of more than 3.3 million by order may regulate the |
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| 15 | 15 | | level of noise emanating from a residence located in a residential |
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| 16 | 16 | | area in the unincorporated area of the county. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) This section does not authorize the commissioners court |
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| 18 | 18 | | of a county to regulate the use of fireworks. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 240.062. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an |
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| 20 | 20 | | offense if the person on three or more occasions violates an order |
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| 21 | 21 | | adopted under this subchapter. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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