89R15751 DNC-D
By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 5509
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's or motel's
certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human
trafficking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 215, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 215.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 215.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL OR MOTEL
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. The governing body of a municipality may
suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel or motel
located in the municipality if:
(1) a law enforcement agency gives notice to the
municipality, or the municipality otherwise learns, that the law
enforcement agency is investigating the hotel or motel for an
offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; or
(2) the municipality has reasonable cause to believe
that an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is being committed at
the hotel or motel.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.