89R11421 DRS-D
By: Richardson H.B. No. 3275
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum
amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 214.909 to read as follows:
Sec. 214.909. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF MINIMUM PARKING
REQUIREMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as
provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a municipality may not adopt or
enforce an ordinance, rule, or other regulation that requires a
minimum amount of parking spaces for a commercial building.
(b) This section does not restrict a municipality from
regulating the provision of accessible parking designated for
persons with disabilities in accordance with state or federal law.
(c) This section applies only to a building the construction
of which is completed on or after September 1, 2025.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.