S.B. No. 580
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain counties to cancel platted
subdivisions that have remained undeveloped.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 232.0085(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to real property that
[located]:
(1) [outside municipalities and the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42; and
[(2)] is located in the unincorporated area of an
affected county, as defined by Section 16.341, Water Code, that:
(A) has adopted the model rules developed under
Section 16.343, Water Code;[,] and
(B) is located along an international border; and
(2) if the area is located in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality, is not subject to a written
agreement under Section 242.001 that authorizes the municipality to
regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 580 passed the Senate on
April 5, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 580 passed the House on
May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 15, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor