Bill Text: TX HB1972 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to municipal regulation of game rooms and amusement redemption machines.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Left pending in committee [HB1972 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB1972-Introduced.html
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| By: Collier | H.B. No. 1972 | |
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| relating to municipal regulation of game rooms and amusement | ||
| redemption machines. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 234.140, Local Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
| (d) This subchapter may not be construed to limit the | ||
| authority of a home-rule municipality to enforce a zoning | ||
| regulation adopted by the municipality to regulate game rooms or | ||
| amusement redemption machines. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 234, Local Government | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 234.141 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 234.141. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. A county may enter | ||
| into an interlocal agreement with a municipality to regulate the | ||
| operation of game rooms or amusement redemption machines. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
