89R24577 JCG-D
By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 3641
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3641:
By: Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 3641
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of counties to regulate noise levels in
residential areas; creating a criminal offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. COUNTY REGULATION OF NOISE LEVELS
Sec. 240.061. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE. (a) To promote public
health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county by
order may regulate the level of noise emanating from a residence or
a tract of land located in a residential area in the unincorporated
area of the county.
(b) This section does not authorize the commissioners court
of a county to regulate the use of fireworks.
Sec. 240.062. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an
offense if the person on two or more occasions violates an order
adopted under this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.