SB 1927
AN ACT relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper
Senate Bill • Hinojosa, Adam
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 212.905(h), Local Government Code, is (h) A municipality may not prohibit the removal of or impose a tree mitigation fee for the removal of [a tree that]: (1) a tree that is diseased or dead; [or] (2) a tree that poses an imminent or immediate threat (3) an Ashe juniper tree located on a residential SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper
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