Bill Text: TX HB1501 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to certain regulations adopted by a governmental entity restricting the use of a natural gas or propane appliance or other system or component.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-28 - Returned from the House for further action [HB1501 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB1501-Comm_Sub.html
By: Dean, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) | H.B. No. 1501 | |
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021; | ||
May 19, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural | ||
Resources & Economic Development; May 22, 2021, reported | ||
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following | ||
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2021, sent to printer.) | ||
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1501 | By: Birdwell |
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relating to certain regulations adopted by a governmental entity | ||
restricting the use of a natural gas or propane appliance or other | ||
system or component. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 3000, Government Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 3000.0021 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 3000.0021. CERTAIN REGULATIONS REGARDING RESTRICTION | ||
OF NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE. (a) No governmental entity may adopt or | ||
enforce an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, order, policy, | ||
or other measure that has the purpose, intent, or effect of directly | ||
or indirectly banning, limiting, restricting, discriminating | ||
against, or prohibiting the use of an appliance or other system or | ||
component that is fueled by natural gas or propane in the | ||
construction, renovation, maintenance, or alteration of a | ||
residential or commercial building. | ||
(b) A governmental entity may not impose any additional | ||
charge or pricing difference on a development or building permit | ||
applicant that discourages those constructing homes, buildings, or | ||
other structural improvements from using an appliance or other | ||
system or component that is fueled by natural gas or propane in the | ||
construction, renovation, maintenance, or alteration of a | ||
residential or commercial building. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
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