Bill Text: TX SB286 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas Senate Bill 286 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB286 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SB286-Comm_Sub.html

	86R24169 SMT-F

	By: Miles	S.B. No. 286

	(Reynolds, Zerwas, Miller, Stephenson)

	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 286: No.



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use
	rules.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 320.0455, Local Government Code, is
	amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection
	(b-1) to read as follows:
	(a) This section applies to:
	(1) a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;
	and
	(2) a county with a population of 580,000 or more
	adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.
	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), and subject
	[~~Subject~~] to the approval of the commissioners court, the board may
	adopt reasonable rules concerning the use of any park administered
	by the board.
	(b-1) A board created for a county described by Subsection
	(a)(2) may not adopt rules relating to the use of fireworks.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.