SB 2739
AN ACT Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.
Senate Bill • Cook
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.
Bill Text
Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 42.01, Penal Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) For purposes of this section: (1) an act is deemed to occur in a public place or near a private residence if it produces its offensive or proscribed consequences in the public place or near a private residence; and (2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is (3) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 58 or causes vibrations at a private residence that is within 30 feet when measured in a direct line of the property line at which the noise is produced. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT Relating to unreasonable noise near a private residence.
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