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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conformity of local law with state law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Local Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 1.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.006. CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW. (a) Where the |
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state has passed a general statute or rule regulating a subject, a |
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local government shall restrict its jurisdiction and the passage of |
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its ordinances, rules, and regulations to and in conformity with |
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the state statute or rule on the same subject, unless the local |
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government is otherwise expressly authorized by statute. |
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(b) Unless expressly authorized by state statute, a local |
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government shall not implement an ordinance, rule, or regulation |
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that conflicts with or is more stringent than a state statute or |
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rule regardless of when the state statute or rule takes effect. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |