HB 4753
AN ACT relating to regulation by a municipality of a certificate of
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to regulation by a municipality of a certificate of
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to regulation by a municipality of a certificate of 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. REGULATION OF CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY. (a) If a municipality has a record of issuing a certificate of occupancy, the municipality shall provide a document acknowledging that a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the municipality upon request by the owner of a building. (b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, rule, or other measure that requires a person who requests and receives a document described by Subsection (a) to obtain or display an original certificate of occupancy. (c) A municipality shall consider a document described by Subsection (a) sufficient to display in place of an original SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to regulation by a municipality of a certificate of
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